Jaringan Islam Liberal
Founder | Luthfi Assyaukanie, Ulil Abshar Abdalla, Nong Darol Mahmada |
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Type | Foundation |
Purpose | Social Network |
Headquarters | Jakarta, Indonesia |
Coordinates | 6°11′41″S 106°52′06″E / 6.194640°S 106.8683378°E |
Region served | Indonesia |
Jaringan Islam Liberal (JIL) or the Liberal Islam Network is a loose forum for discussing and disseminating the concept of
It was started from several meetings and discussions among young Muslim intellectuals in ISAI (Institut Studi Arus Informasi; Institute for the Studies on Free Flow of Information), Jakarta, and then extended through discussion using a mailing list in early 2001. The founders held the first discussion on February 21, 2001, at Teater Utan Kayu, Jakarta, on Akar-Akar Liberalisme Islam: Pengalaman Timur Tengah (The Roots of Islamic Liberalism: The Middle East Experience), presented by a young progressive scholar, Luthfi Assyaukanie. That meeting was followed by other discussions, either in the form of face-to-face meetings or through the mailing list.
Since mid-2001, the "official" name of Jaringan Islam Liberal has been used on their website [1], which displays their activities, articles, discussions, and relevant sources for the dissemination of liberal Islam. Their place of meeting and secretariat is at Teater Utan Kayu, Jakarta, a complex owned by Goenawan Mohamad, a leading journalist and author, and used for arts performances and by non-governmental organizations. By now, the network is led by liberal young thinker, Ulil Abshar Abdalla, who is also the director of ICRP - Indonesian Conference on Religion and Peace.
Mission
JIL interpretation of Islam is based on the principles follows:[2]
- Open to all forms of intellectual exploration on all dimensions of Islam
- Prioritizing religion ethics, not literal textual readings
- Believing that truth is relative, open for interpretations and plural
- Siding with oppressed minorities
- Believing in the freedom to practice religious beliefs
- Separation of world and heavenly authorities, religious and political authorities
For the proponents of JIL, using liberal Islam in the name of their forum is intended to make a clear point. Liberal Islam represents an Islam that emphasizes individual freedom in accordance with the
Activities
Since its inception, JIL has conducted many regular activities concerning public education. With the assistance from funding agencies such as The Asia Foundation, JIL is able to voice liberal, tolerant aspirations and interpretations of Islam in Indonesia. Activities and programs of JIL include:[2]
- Syndication of liberal Islam writers. This is the most important program undertaken by JIL. This program is intended to collect writings from authors who defend pluralism and inclusivism and disseminate them to local mass media which have difficulties in finding good writings and writers on those issues. This syndication provides selected articles, interviews, and sources every week for local newspapers.
- Talk-shows in the news office of Radio 68H, Jakarta. The talk-show, which interviews those who promote pluralism and an inclusive understanding of religion, is broadcast through 40 radio stations on the Namlapanha radio network across Indonesia. This program is the most effective effort to disseminate liberal Islam.
- Publication of books on liberal thoughts in religion.
- Publication of booklets or leaflets which contain a short article, interview, or abstract from books on controversial issues in religion.
- Publication of the JIL website, http://www.islamlib.com, which displays information and relevant writings on liberal Islam.
- Public service advertisements on television which contain messages for religious toleration and peaceful co-existence among different religious followers and pluralism in Islam.
- Discussion of Islam. With cooperation from other institutions, JIL arranges discussions on Islam with distinguished speakers from all over the world.
- Road-show doctrinate the idea of liberal Islam which are held on campuses in Indonesia with the cooperation of student organizations.
Some figures who support or follow liberalism are Ulil Abshar Abdalla, Nong Darol Mahmada, Burhanuddin, Hamid Basyaib, Taufiq Adnan Amal, Saiful Mujani, and Luthfi Assyaukanie.[3]
Conflicts
Ulil in his book "Becoming Liberal Islam" rejects the types of religious interpretation that are not pluralist, or against democracy which he said potentially undermines Islamic thinking. Ulil Abshar candidly criticizes the
Some Muslims respond to the emergence of liberal Islamic movement in various ways, either with no respond, respond and criticize it intellectually through medias, or with serious response because it has challenged the basic principles of Islam. There are even groups of radicals who justify killing of Ulil and other members of the Liberal Islam Network (JIL), such as Islamic
Among other controversies deviating from mainstream Islam are JIL believes
In 2003, Ulil Abshar is sentenced to death by a
According to Habib Rizieq, The Indonesian's Liberal Islam movement rants excitedly to the application of
On May, 26 to July 29, 2005 the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) at its 7th Mu'tamar Nasional (مؤتمرالوطنية; National Conference) issued eleven non-legally-binding fatwas, where one of them is to forbid pluralism, secularism and liberalism in Indonesia. JIL responded by reasserting its position not to dissolve and stating the fatwas had restricted the freedom of speech in the democratic country. The JIL movement began to fade out with the departure of Ulil Abshar Abdalla to the United States to continue his education, which also dampened the overreactions from its opposing parties.[7] In mid 2005, FPI attacked JIL headquarters due to the fatwa.[8]
Founders
- Luthfi Assyaukanie
- Ulil Abshar Abdalla
- Nong Darol Mahmada
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-521-87775-6.
- ^ a b "Liberal Islam Network". Retrieved September 18, 2014.
- ^ a b c d Purple, Yusuf. "Kontroversi Pemikiran Islam Liberal Di Indonesia" (in Indonesian). Retrieved September 18, 2014.
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- ^ "Gatra". Vol. 21. December 2002. pp. 24–25.
- ^ a b c Shihab, Muhammad Rizieq (November 8, 2011). "Liberal Pelacur Pemikiran". Pondok Habib. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ Tri Agus Tina, Cahyaningrum. "Pergerakan Jaringan Islam Liberal (JIL) di Indonesia tahun 2001-2005" (PDF). Pusat Dokumentasi Dan Informasi Ilmiah UNS (in Indonesian). Universitas Sebelas Maret: 14. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ISBN 9789089640895.