Category: English

English
Muhammad Al-Fayyadl

Islamic Materialism: Toward the Struggle of the Political Economy of Progressive Islam

11 August 2016, a couple of poor peasants named Suhartono and Sulistiorini were found dead in a paddy field of Butuh Village, Keras Subdistrict, Kediri, Indonesia. They both committed suicide by drinking poison due to the unbearable amounted debts. Both were devoted Muslims, but the snare of the loan shark did not demand their faith. Their death need no certification

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Editorial
Redaksi Islam Bergerak

Hijrah and the Commitment to Fight Oppression

What differs today’s Islamic Hijrah New Year with those of the previous? This question might lead to many answers as it means personal for different people and groups. However, for progressive Muslims in Indonesia, there is one common highlight of the previous year that brings a different emphasis: The new year of 1440 Hijriah is a challenging year to straighten the bends

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English
Emilianus Yakob Sese Tolo

Can Individual Land Certification Programs Be Successful in Indonesia?

Editor’s note: Welcome to our new English column of Islam Bergerak. Here we aim to publish intellectual works on – but not limited to – Indonesia’s social, political, economy and cultural issues in a critical and progressive lens. We welcome study cases, reviews, reflections, papers on Indonesia, other countries, theories, or comparative analysis that shed a light of our collective

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