In the last decade, along with the huge social media, religious piety among national celebrities has increased dramatically. This trend is characterized by the emergence of a number of artists with traditional Islamic-Salafi fashion community. Trousers above the ankle, bushy beards, thin mustaches, women's veils and the common term of akhi and ukhti, as well as many other anomalies. Salafi da’wa is, on the one hand, a condensed way of da’wa (not much by fiqh logic). His opinions concentrated more on the actual understanding of the Quran and the Sunnah. But, on the other hand, a lot of artists who are typically middle-class, educated and rationalist suit the community. This article seeks to address the question of why the phenomenon of religious piety of artists is more in line with the trend of the Salafi communities? Phenomenological descriptive methodology is the analysis tool used. To address the above question, the author presents the paradigm of Benford and Snow da’wa. The results of this study reveal that the Salaf da’wa was able to frame its da'wah concepts in accordance with reason, Islamic, modern standards, and to respond to the demands of the Ummah in such a way that many artists followed.

MTsN 01 Kota Gorontalo and MTsN 01 Bone Bolango are educational institutions that focus on character development and have programs that can shape the character of their students. The results showed that: First, interpersonal communication has a positive and significant effect on the quality of character education at MTsN 01 Kota Gorontalo and MTsN 01 Bone Bolango. Second, Teacher Pedagogic Competence has a positive and significant effect on the Quality of Character Education at MTsN 01 Kota Gorontalo and MTsN 01 Bone Bolango. Third, interpersonal communication and teacher pedagogic competence together have a positive and significant effect on the quality of character education at MTsN 01 Kota Gorontalo and MTsN 01 Bone Bolango. Fourth, Interpersonal Communication has a positive and significant effect on Student Learning Achievement. Fifth, Teacher Pedagogic Competence has a positive and significant effect on Learning Achievement at MTsN 01 Kota Gorontalo and MTsN 01 Bone. Sixth, interpersonal communication and teacher pedagogical competence together have a positive and significant effect on learning achievement at MTsN 01 Kota Gorontalo and MTsN 01 Bone Bolango.

Buku “Pokoknya Administrasi Pendidikan” yang ada dihadapan pembaca ini adalah karya Habibie Yusuf, M.Pd. Dia adalah dosen Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan IAIN Sultan Amai Gorontalo. Buku ini ditulis berdasarkan pengalamannya sebagi dosen yang mengampu Mata Kuliah Administrasi Pendidikan. Penulis memaparkan konsep dan ketrampilan praktis tentang administrasi pendidikan dan yang menarik pembaca khususnya tenaga kependidikan dikenalkan tentang kurikulum dan manajemen peserta didik, dengan harapan para tenaga kependidikan dapat memahami urgensi kurikulum dan manajemen peserta didik dalam mencapai tujuan pendidikan yang ada di sekolah atau madrasah selain ketatalaksanaan lembaga pendidikan. Persoalan Standar Nasional Pendidikan (SNP) dan penjamian mutu lembaga pendidikan juga melengkapi wawasan pembaca khususnya para mahasiswa, yang sejak kuliah harus memiliki wawasan tersebut dan memahami bagaimana memastikan lembaga pendidikan tetap berkualitas.

Al-Khairaat is an Islamic Boarding School founded by a charismatic cleric of Hadramaut descent, Sayyid Idrus bin Sālim Al-Jufrie in Palu, Central Sulawesi. Since its establishment in 1930, more than 500 branches of Al-Khairaat schools have spread in the central, northern, southeast, and western parts of Sulawesi Island to Gorontalo area. The development of Al-Khairaat became interesting because the school curriculum represents a pattern of Hadrāmī tradition offered in society (ahwal). Besides, the charismatic dominance of Sayyid Idrus bin Sālim Al-Jufrie as a descendant of the Prophet became an appeal in gaining public trust in Al-Khairaat. This research aimed to analyze the extent of how the Hadrāmī tradition applied and the influence of Sayyid Idrus Bin Sālim Al-Jufrie as a descendant of the Prophet to develop Al-Khairaat boarding school. The field research was carried out using an ethnographic method. The research results showed that the tradition of Hadrāmī in the form of wirid, dhikr, and shalawat had become an appeal. It conforms to the social conditions of Gorontalo people, who appear to be traditionalists in the practice of religion and some of their people are similar to the rituals of urban sufism. In addition, people who want their children to become proficient in religion often claim that Al-Khairaat can deliver these values. As for the dominance of habāib, it is more noticeable in culture, social, and symbol in the context of a high appreciation of it in society's social stratification and even things considered non-scientific.

Perguruan Tinggi Keagamaan Islam (PTKI) di Indonesia baik yang dikelola oleh negara (baca: PTKIN) maupun yang dikelola pihak swasta (baca: PTKIS) pada realitasnya sedang dihadapkan pada persoalan mendasar. Persoalan tersebut –pada satu sisi— terkait dengan out put-nya yang disinyalir belum terakomodasi secara lebih aktif ke dalam berbagai tuntutan dan kebutuhan di tengah persaingan yang demikian hebat. Pada sisi lainnya tuntutan perubahan terus menggelinding seiring dengan dinamika yang berkembang. Problem tersebut bukan hanya terjadi pada PTKI di Indonesia, namun juga telah terjadi hampir di sebagian besar Perguruan Tinggi keagamaan Islam di belahan dunia.