Poverty is an important issue in this digital era and has a great impact in social element of human being. Islam is a complete religion has attention in tangible and intangible aspect of human to reach Allah’s will and has solution to alleviate poverty till human feel a good life in here and hereafter. Waqf as one from many Islamic solutions could alleviate poverty that can saw from historical lesson since prophet Muhammad r and his companions which developed by various program and tools like digital platforms in this era. The purposes of this research to snapshot a poverty situation and detail a grand design of waqf in poverty alleviation through digital platforms in Indonesia and good governance principles used in waqf management. The research used qualitative methodology based on document analysis and observation of all instruments related to waqf. In the end of research, the authors conclude that waqf has an important advantage to decrease poverty and using digital platforms with a good management make waqf spread widely and easily to collect the asset of waqf from Muslim in Indonesia.

The formalisation of sharia law has been the subject of wide-ranging debate in Indonesia, also internationally. This is because this idea has significant implications, politically and socially, not only for Muslims, but also for women and other followers of other religions who live in Indonesia. It is important to note that there are 78 sharia bylaws which have already been ratified by regional authorities. And more than 52 cities and regencies have applied these regulations at the regional level. Some analysts argue that the implementation of sharia bylaws reflects on the fact that the majority of the Indonesian population needs morality and public order which will be beneficial for improving their lives. However, others rebut this argument by pointing to the fact that the enactment of sharia laws will discriminate and trigger violence against women. This paper will examine the implementation of sharia bylaws and its impacts on Indonesian women. This paper will argue that the implementation of sharia laws have negative impacts on Indonesian women because it has caused negative social outcome for women and women is the most vulnerable from this policy. Formalisasi hukum syariah atau penerapan perda Syariah telah menjadi topik yang menarik debat hangat di Indonesia, juga secara internasional. Hal ini Indonesian Journal of Islam and Muslim Societies karena kebijakan dan ide ini mempunyai dampak yang sangat serius –secara politik dan sosial—tidak hanya untuk kalangan Muslim, tapi juga untuk perempuan dan pemeluk agama lain di Indonesia. Penerapan perda Syariah hingga saat ini masih terus berjalan dan ada 78 Perda Syariah yang sudah diratifikasi oleh pemerintah lokal. Selain, lebih dari 52 kota dan kabupaten yang telah menerapkan Perda Syariah ini. Sebagian kalangan berargumen bahwa penerapan Perda Syariah adalah hal yang wajar karena mayoritas penduduk Indonesia adalah Muslim dan mereka membutuhkan aturan publik dan moralitas untuk kehidupan mereka. Namun, sebagian berpendapat bahwa menolak argumen tersebut dengan memberikan fakta bahwa perda Syariah akan mendiskriminasi dan memicu kekerasan terhadap perempuan. Artikel ini akan berargumen bahwa penerapan Perda Syariah memberikan dampak negatif terhadap perempuan karena ini mengakibatkan dampak sosial yang buruk terhadap perempuan dan perempuan menjadi pihak yang paling rentan menderita dari kebijakan ini.

The dynamics of curriculum development in Indonesia from 1947 to the latest 2013 curriculum cannot be separated from political influence. This paper investigates the politics of educational policy in Indonesia’s curriculum development from 1947 to 2013, a critical analysis of various polemics about Indonesian education’s aims and contents in schools. This paper is documentary research, which refers to related previous documents or literature. The study results indicate that the development of Indonesia’s education curriculum is closely influenced by political, economic, social, cultural, and globalization factors. The formulated curriculum content cannot be separated from these factors’ influence, as the 2013 curriculum was recently implemented. Of all these factors, government interests and political paradigms have the most significant influence in changing, developing, and refining the curriculum from time to time. The 2013 curriculum policy is intended to improve the various deficiencies that existed in the previous curriculum. The 2013 curriculum is structured by developing and strengthening attitudes, knowledge, and skills in a balanced manner. This research’s implication is hoped that policymakers can consider it in developing curriculum in Indonesia.

Waqf has an important role in improving social life, economy, welfare, education, and creating zero hunger as stated in the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015. However, many Muslims still do not know the definition and function of waqf. Even though Indonesia is known as Muslim Country Population (WCP), it still has constraints in the economy and welfare of its population. University of Darussalam (UNIDA) Gontor in collaboration with the Central Bank of Indonesia establish International Center of Awqaf Studies (ICAST) as a place of creating successor on waqf specialization through various programs that expected to enhance waqf understanding and formulate the experimental cases of waqf in Gontor Indonesia that existed since 1958 till now. This research aims to disseminate waqf to the people of Indonesia until waqf accepted and implemented easily. This research uses descriptive qualitative method with a case study in the ICAST. The conclusion of this research is ICAST disseminating waqf understanding to many levels of society through several programs, such as the establishment of master in waqf economics, research and publications, nazir waqf certification, seminars, and workshops