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News of Graduate Program of University of Islam Malang (UNISMA)

Kiai Tholchah Hasan, James A. Banks, and the United States: Who Truly Holds the Answer to Multiculturalism?

James A. Banks: The Prophet of Multiculturalism Research Any scholar of multicultural education will be well acquainted with the name James A. Banks. This academic and researcher from the University of Washington has been widely crowned as the “Father of Multicultural Education.” His claim as the first to theorise the concept of multicultural education has […]

UNISMA Postgraduate Staff Attend New Student Admission Training

In conjunction with the opening of the New Student Admission (PMB) registration at Universitas Islam Malang (UNISMA), three Postgraduate Program staff members attended PMB Training organised by Bureau of Institutional Administration, Publication, and Information Technology (BAKPTI) on 4 June 2020. The training, held at UNISMA Centre for Information and Communication Technology Management and Development (P3TIK), […]

The Family as the Last Fortress: Strengthening Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to reach zero cases. The numbers continue to climb day by day. The implementation of Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) across several cities has not yielded the desired results. The apathy displayed by segments of the public only deepens the collective anxiety over when this pandemic will finally […]

Back in Action: UNISMA Postgraduate Program Marks Return from Eid Break with Khatmil Qur’an

Today, Wednesday, 3 June 2020, the Postgraduate Program held a Khatmil Qur’an (Qur’an completion recitation), marking the resumption of Postgraduate activities following approximately two weeks of Eid al-Fitr holiday. While administrative operations have recommenced, lectures continue to be delivered online, as the COVID-19 infection curve has yet to flatten. Among the events cancelled due to […]

From Dehumanisation to Humanisation: Reclaiming the Prophetic Vision of Human Dignity

With the purification of the functional dimension of human khilafah (vicegerency), the principle of “ennobling and humanising humanity” is strengthened, the principle of “hominisation” is uprooted, and the principle of humanisation takes firm root on earth. No one feels superior or arrogant before their fellow human beings; what grows and strengthens instead is mutual cooperation […]

Fasting and COVID-19: A Divine Force Steering Us Toward Goodness

Jakarta – Before the fasting month arrived, we found ourselves living in a state of profound psychological shock. This was the consequence of a virus for which no cure had yet been found a virus that had already claimed thousands of lives among confirmed COVID-19 patients, while thousands more queued for hospital care. Two months […]