KH Hasyim Asy’ari stands among Indonesia’s most revered Islamic scholars, firmly rooted in the Ahlussunnah wal Jamaah tradition. Known affectionately as Mbah Hasyim, he is…
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KH Abdul Hadi Zahid, The Reformer of Langitan
As one of the oldest Islamic boarding schools in East Java, Pondok Pesantren Langitan in Tuban has produced countless scholars who have spread across Indonesia.…
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The Kitten
The neighbors said it was a curse. I said it was fate. Perhaps there was no woman more peculiar, more unsettling, even than Ratri. While…
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Kiai Nawawi Kafrawi: Writing History in Pegon
In Silo, Jember, East Java there stands an Islamic boarding school named Al-Hidayah Al-Imami Karangharjo. It was founded by a humble kiai, a man who…
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The Post-Truth Era: The Collapse of the Pesantren Walls
The current shift in religious authority in Indonesia is not merely a change of medium—from mosque loudspeakers to TikTok algorithms. It marks a profound anomaly…
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Examining the Medina Charter as a Modern Constitution
Debates keep resurfacing over a familiar question: does a state built on a constitution—what we now call constitutionalism—stand at odds with the Qur’an? At the…
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The Diba’an Tradition Among Santri
Back when I was still a student—one among many—in a pesantren tucked away in Nglawak Village, Kertosono, life moved to the rhythm of weekly traditions.…
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Islam and the Dilemma of Religious Freedom
As it is commonly framed today, the ideal of religious freedom sits within the language of human rights—an inheritance shaped largely by the Christian West.…
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Pesantren and the Gender Question
At the most fundamental level, human beings stand equal. Hierarchies belong only to the relationship between the Creator and the created. Among people, differences arise…
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The Archipelago’s Web of Scholars: From Early Studies to a Working Theory
The idea of a network of ulama offers a powerful lens through which to read the history of Islam in the Indonesian archipelago. As far…
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