INDONESIA’S MODERATE ISLAM COUNTERING RELIGIOUS RADICALISM AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE

Abstract

ISIS phenomena, political violence and terrorism which cover by the name of Islam has been bothering and tarnished nature of Islam as a mercy to the world’s (rahmatan lil’alamin). Counter terrorism effort ideally become mutual responsibility for both government and society. Government of Indonesia has been involved Islamic organization in the effort of prevent terrorism. One of the biggest civil society organization represent Indonesia’s Islam Moderate taught is Nahdlatul Ulama. As civil society organization Nahdlatul Ulama has conducted counter-terrorism effort through structural and cultural roles in politics , social activities, and economic empowerment and religious aspect. This paper tends to reaffirm Indonesia’s Islam Moderate strategies through Nahdlatul Ulama as civil society to counter terrorism and religious radicalism / political violence in Indonesia. The theory applies are terrorism, cooperation and civil society concept. The identity of being Muslim is the universal primordial —where the humanity concept will be incorporated subsequently— within the global political Islamic movements. Islam must be preserved to maintain the existence of democracy and country’s integration. In addition, they have to promote to worldwide as one of the peaceful face in Islam . This study is qualitative research and using descriptive analysis method.