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Date and Time: May 19, Sat. 2012. 13:00-17:15
Place: Room 510, 5th floor, Bldg. 2, Sophia University
(5 min. walk from Yotsuya station)
Language: English

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13:00-15:00
Dr. R. Michael Feener (Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore; Visiting Research Fellow, Kyoto University Center for Southeast Asian Studies),
"Shari‘a and Social Engineering in Contemporary Aceh."

Discussant: Kobayashi Yasuko (Nanzan University)

15:15-17:15
Dr. Mujiburrahman (Researach Institution, IAIN Ar-Raniry, Banda Aceh)
Dr. Salman Abdul Muthalib (Faculty of Theology, IAIN Ar-Raniry, Banda Aceh) ,
"Education in Post-Tsunami Aceh."


For further inquiries, please contact:
Institute of Asian Cultures: i-asianc@sophia.ac.jp
or, Prof. M. Kawashima: midori-k@sophia.ac.jp


【Abstract-1】
Shari`a and Social Engineering in Contemporary Aceh
R. Michael Feener
 Center for Southeast Asian Studies -Kyoto University
Asia Research Institute - National University of Singapore

　This study of the contemporary Islamic legal system in Aceh (Indonesia) argues for new attention to be paid to the ways in which contemporary Muslim agendas for the implementation of Islamic law can be read as projects for future-oriented social transformation-rather than as a series of reactive measures to perceived ‘crises of modernity’ and/or the political machinations of rival elites in contesting control of state power. In doing so it highlights the ways in which the ideals of, and institutional formations developed by, proponents of Islamic law are configured in relation to a broad range of non-Muslim modernist projects, including European and American theories of the sociology of law. Through examinations of these influences on discussions of Islamic law in Aceh, this paper demonstrates the degrees to which contemporary Shari`a implementation is inextricably linked to broader configurations of law, moral authority, and state power in the modern global order.


　R. Michael Feener is Research Leader of the Religion & Globalisation Research Cluster at the National University of Singapore’s Asia Research Institute. His research focuses on the intellectual and cultural history of Islam, with a focus on Islamic law and society. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, he was trained in Islamic Studies and foreign languages at Boston University, Cornell, and the University of Chicago, as well as in Indonesia, Egypt, and Yemen. He is currently working on a study of the implementation of Islamic law in contemporary Aceh. His previous books include Muslim Legal Thought in Modern Indonesia (2007), From the Ground Up: Perspectives on Post-Tsunami and Post-Conflict Aceh, and Mapping the Acehnese Past (with Patrick Daly and Anthony Reid, 2012/2011), Islamic Connections: Muslim Societies of South and Southeast Asia (with Terenjit Sevea, 2009), Islamic Law in Contemporary Indonesia: Ideas and Institutions (with Mark Cammack, 2007), and Islam in World Cultures: Comparative Perspectives (2004).
　He is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at the Kyoto University Center for Southeast Asian Studies.


【Abstract-2】
Development of Education in Post Tsunami Aceh
By
Dr. Mujiburrahman, MA
Dr. Salman Abdul Muthalib

　Discussing about the development of education in Aceh can not be separated from the aspect of a long history of Aceh. During this time, the development of education in Aceh has been run in some phases, which can be divided into six periods, namely the empire era (1297-1910 AD), the Dutch colonial era (1873-1942 AD), the Japanese occupation era (1942-1945 AD), independence era (1945-1976 AD), era of political conflict in Aceh (1976-2004 AD) and after tsunami to the present (2004-2012 AD).
　By considering the aspect of education in Aceh that is very broad, it may not be reviewed thoroughly in this discussion. On the basis of such consideration, in this paper discussion focuses only on aspects of education development in Aceh after the tsunami until present. Discussion about the development of education in post-tsunami Aceh focused on two aspects, namely formal and informal education. Formal education is the whole aspect of education such as curricula, teaching process and national examination which is based on government regulation for all levels of education ranging from primary to college level. Informal education is primarily conducted by the educational bodiesin society, such as traditional boarding schools (called Dayah in Aceh) and mosque education (called Meunasah in Aceh).
　Earthquake and tsunami waves that burst into Aceh on December 26, 2004 hadextremely changedmany aspects of life, including education. Based on report from the Department of Education, 25,000 students and 2,248 teachers died, while the 2153 school buildings had destroyed or heavily damaged, as well as hundreds of others were slightly damaged. Those were 100 kinder gardens, 735 primary schools, 201 junior high schools, 109 senior high schools, 5 special schools, 18 universities, and hundreds of Dayahs.Meunasah and mosques were also destroyed and damaged. As a result, education in Aceh was in severe condition.It is not exaggeratedto say that education in Aceh was coming into "dark ages."
　After having relief from the earthquake and tsunami tragedy, a new history of education in Aceh has emerged. It was then stimulated by the historical moment of signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the GAM and the Government of Indonesia in Helsinki, Sweden on August 15, 2005, which furthermore led to create peacefulsituation in Aceh. Through central and provincial government regulations which was supported by various aids given by countries and international,national and localNGOs, has given space and opportunity in the development of formal and informal education in Aceh. Education development aimed at two aspectsie.development of infrastructure and human resources. Both aspects of development has changed the better atmosphere of education in Aceh.

　Dr. Mujiburrahman, MA is a lecturerinFacultyofIslamic Education andDirector of Research InstitutioninIAIN Ar-Raniry Darussalam Banda Aceh, Indonesia.