Indonesia
Friday, February 14, 2020, Postgraduate Program at Universitas Islam Malang (Unisma) conferred the 17th and 18th Doctorates in Multicultural Islamic Education during the open doctoral defense session for Multicultural Islamic Studies. The ceremony was held at Utsman Bi Affan Building, 7th Floor.
The first session took place from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The candidate was Dediek Kurniawan, M.Pd.I, presenting his dissertation titled “Forum for Religious Harmony (FKUB) in Fostering a Spirit of Tasamuh in Society (A Critical Study of the Stability of Interfaith Harmony from Islamic Religious Education Perspective in Ngepeh Hamlet, Ngoro Subdistrict, and Subontoro Hamlet, Mojoagung Subdistrict, Jombang Regency).”
Dediek Kurniawan presented the findings of his dissertation.
This dissertation defense was evaluated by seven (7) full professors: Prof. Dr. H. Maskuri, M.Si, and Prof. Junaidi, M.Pd, Ph.D, who served as the supervisor and co-supervisor, respectively, during the first session. The other examiners were Prof. Dr. Muhammad Junaidi Ghoni, Prof. M. Mas’ud Said, Ph.D., Prof. Dr. H. Imam Suprayogo, and Prof. Dr. Mulyadi, M.Pd.I., from UIN Malang.
The second session was held from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, featuring the doctoral candidate Eka Winarto Wahyudi, M.Pd.I, with a dissertation titled, “Social Pedagogy Among Ethnic Minority Muslims: The Construction of Chinese Muslims in the Practice of Islamic Education in Surabaya.”
Winarto Eka Wahyudi presented his findings on social pedagogy at PITI and Cheng Ho Mosque.
This was followed by Prof. Dr. Yacub Cikusin, M.Si, and Prof. Dr. Agus Sugianto, S.T., M.P., serving as supervisor and co-supervisor at the second session, along with Prof. Dr. H. Maskuri, M.Si, Prof. M. Mas’ud Said, Ph.D., Prof. Dr. Muhammad Djunaidi Ghoni, Prof. Dr. H. Imam Suprayogo, and Prof. Dr. Mulyadi, M.Pd.I., as guest examiners.
The first study conducted a qualitative analysis of Religious Harmony Forum (FKUB). The study aimed to examine and reveal the values of tolerance promoted by FKUB and the cultivation of a tolerant attitude among Jombang society from Islamic Religious Education’s perspective.
The subjects of Didiek Kurniawan’s research were the communities of Ngepeh Hamlet in Ngoro Subdistrict and Subontoro Hamlet in Mojoagung Subdistrict, Jombang Regency.
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The second study employed a qualitative method using a phenomenological approach. It was found that the material taught in Chinese Muslim Islamic education relates to the fundamentals of Islam and faith.
Chinese Muslim Islamic education serves as a tool to strengthen social attitudes that align with the characteristics of Indonesian society. Chinese Muslims have developed a genuine educational model because they have successfully designed an educational framework tailored to their minority group while preserving their Chinese cultural identity.
