Illustration: Arut S. Batan 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...
Image: prajavani.net 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...
Source: https://i.pinimg.com/736x/3d/52/e2/3d52e20f426d5311e472382a6f0cab5f--landscape-art-landscape-paintings.jpg 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...
