As the forces of globalisation and modernisation buffet Islam and other world religions, Indonesia's 200 million Muslims are expressing their faith in ever more complex ways. This book examines some of the ways in which Islam is expressed in contemporary Indonesian life and politics. Editors from Australian National University.

This book studies the political and institutional project of Al-Qur’an dan Terjemahnya, the official translation of the Qurʾān into Indonesian by the Indonesian government. It investigates how the translation was produced and presented, and how it is read, as well as considering the implications of the state’s involvement in such a work. Lukman analyses the politicisation of the Qurʾān commentary through discussion of how the tafsīr mechanism functions in this version, weighing up the translation’s dual constraints: the growing political context, on the one hand, and the tafsīr tradition on the other. In doing so, the book pays attention to three key areas: the production phase, the textual material, and the reception of the translation by readers. This book will be of value to scholars with an interest in tafsīr studies, modern and Southeast Asian or Indonesian tafsīr sub-fields, the study of Qurʾān translations, and Indonesian politics and religion more broadly.

As an annual event, The 2nd International Conference on Islamic Studies (ICIS) 2020 continued the agenda to bring together researcher, academics, experts and professionals in examining selected theme by applying multidisciplinary approaches. In 2020, this event will be held in 27-28 October at IAIN Ponorogo. The conference from any kind of stakeholders related with Islamic Studies, Education, Political, Law and Social Related Studies. Each contributed paper was refereed before being accepted for publication. The double-blind peer reviewed was used in the paper selection.

In an important social change, female Muslim political leaders in Java have enjoyed considerable success in direct local elections following the fall of Suharto in Indonesia. Indonesian Women and Local Politics shows that Islam, gender, and social networks have been decisive in their political victories. Islamic ideas concerning female leadership provide a strong religious foundation for their political campaigns. However, their approach to women's issues shows that female leaders do not necessarily adopt a woman's perspectives when formulating policies. This new trend of Muslim women in politics will continue to shape the growth and direction of democratization in local politics in post-Suharto Indonesia and will color future discourse on gender, politics, and Islam in contemporary Southeast Asia.

In the United States, precious little is known about the active role Muslim women have played for nearly a century in the religious culture of Indonesia, the largest majority-Muslim country in the world. While much of the Muslim world excludes women from the domain of religious authority, the country's two leading Muslim organizations--Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama (NU)--have created enormous networks led by women who interpret sacred texts and exercise powerful religious influence. In Women Shaping Islam, Pieternella van Doorn-Harder explores the work of these contemporary women leaders, examining their attitudes toward the rise of radical Islamists; the actions of the authoritarian Soeharto regime; women's education and employment; birth control and family planning; and sexual morality. Ultimately, van Doorn-Harder reveals the many ways in which Muslim women leaders understand and utilize Islam as a significant force for societal change; one that ultimately improves the economic, social, and psychological condition of women in Indonesian society.

"Ayahku Harun Pamanku Musa" adalah tulisan reflektif terhadap kehidupan beberapa segmen kehidupan Rasulullah Muhammad. Berbeda dengan buku kisah sejarah yang lain, buku ini lebih banyak mengeksplorasi konteks sosial keagamaan, latar sebuah peristiwa, dan makna apa yang dapat dikontekstualisasikan dalam kehidupan di masa kini, baik dalam kehidupan personal, masayarakat, pekerjaan, bahkan berbangsa dan bernegara. Ahmad Fuady menuliskannya bukan sebagai buku sejarah, hadits, apalagi fikih. Ia menuliskannya dalam rentang yang lebar, sekaligus menusuk. Di banyak bagian, buku ini mengajak pembaca untuk menapak jalan ke dalam diri sendiri, bersikap kritis terhadap jiwa sendiri, sekaligus melebarkan pandangan sikap terhadap banyak hal dalam kehidupan. Dua kisah pembukanya, "Mencari Tongkat Musa" dan "Elektabilitas Thalut" mendorong pembaca untuk membelalakkan mata dan bersiap dengan hidangan kisah dari mula wahyu turun kepada Rasulullah Muhammad hingga kemenangannya kembali di Fathu Mekkah.