by: Theodora van Boven In 2016, I’ve had the opportunity to contribute to the NICMCR-conference about Religious Education for Tolerance (Ambon, August 2016) by mapping the status quo of religious education in public and religiously-affiliated secondary schools in both counties. The aim of this study was to provide insights in possibilities and different ways to […]
VU University, Amsterdam, 27-20 March 2017 by: Corrie van der Ven From 27 until 29 March 2017 the Special Branch of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) for the Netherlands organized “The 1st Biennial International Conference on Moderate Islam in Indonesia. Rethinking Indonesia’s ‘Islam Nusantara’: From Local Relevance to Global Significance.” Consortium representatives Ruard Ganzevoort, Karel Steenbrink, Yaser […]
Wednesday Forum, 1 March 2017, Yogyakarta In this weekly Forum, held jointly by CRCS and ICRS, guest speakers, professors and students present their ideas about a variety of topics in religion and culture. On 1 March, Maria Inggrid Nabubhoga, who is at present doing research in the course of the project ‘Indonesian Mirrors’, spoke at […]
Workshop for campus journalists, organized by SEJUK The digital revolution is not just a blessing for nowadays democracy, but it also poses challenges and threats. Movements of anti-democracy and trespassing human rights as reflected by, for instance, the increasing indulgence of Islamophobia and hatred against immigrants in Europe, could expand and become epidemic through social […]
JAII members express their concern about the present situation in Indonesia. The diversity of religions, beliefs, customs, traditions and cultures that co-existed in this archipelago for thousands of years, is currently challenged, as identity issues are played off through the interests of power pragmatism. Press Release JAII – bhs. Indonesia Press Release JAII – English […]
