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This research aims to illustrate and analyze the role of local elites in increasing voter participation and impact of local elite involvement in North Toraja District Head Vice Regent and Vice Regent 2015 by using qualitative descriptive method. Data were obtained by using interviews as well as literature and document studies.The results indicate that local elites play a role in increasing participation in Pilkada in North Toraja according to their capacity. Local political elites socialize candidate pairs, become campaign teams and volunteer teams of candidates for regent / vice bupati candidates. Religious figures become part of the election organizers and socialize the implementation of Pilkada through religious activities. Adat leaders play a role by utilizing the charisma owned socialize information Pilkada to the community, build communication with the candidate pair then support it in the elections.The involvement of local elites in the implementation of North Sulawesi District Head Vice Regent and Vice Regent 2015 has a significant impact on the political participation of the community. Increasing the political participation of the people in Pilkada is not solely because of the involvement of local elites in disseminating information on Regional Head Election. However, there are other motivating factors that enable the community to actively participate, namely (1) to be given material rewards (including piloting gambling activities) and (2) the religious sentiments of one of the candidate pairs on religious leaders in worship activities.

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This study aims to describe the phenomenon of mysticism in Javanese society in Bandar Setia Village, Percut Sei Tuan District. The research method used is ethnography, while the technique, the data is done by observation and in-depth interviews. Three informants were appointed as mystical therapy. The results showed that the phenomenon of mysticism has long developed in the village of Bandar Setia which is interpreted as a concept of belief to get closer to the Creator. The concept of mysticism focuses on awakening the sense of awakening to feel every natural occurrence, magical phenomena. To acquire mysticism, one has to do penance such as fasting and other special rituals. The benefits of mysticism are not only as a means of getting closer to the creator but also being able to provide supernatural abilities for its users. This ability is often used to help people related to life problems they face. Mysticism is a part of cultural identity that needs to be preserved as noble values because mysticism is one of the products of local wisdom in the Javanese community of Bandar Setia.

The equality of the rights of men and women is not only in a career in the world of work during, but more importantly in the review of Islamic philosophy is the equal right to education both religious and general education. The purpose of this article is to examine how the resilience of women's education in the philosophy of Islamic education. This study uses a literature review approach, first the author examines how the resilience of women's education then views of some Muslim philosophers on women's education. Furthermore, it examines the role and position of women, the verses of the Koran that deal with the role of women, children's education and women's education and women's public space in the perspective of Islamic education philosophy. This article concludes that in Islam every Muslim male and female are required to know about aqeedah, halal and haram and other legal issues, so that the position of women is equal to men in obtaining teaching with the provisions that they must be able to maintain their nature as Muslim women and there are no restrictions in getting more knowledge for women than that Islam gave them the right to learn in the same opportunities as men, even the Prophet Muhammad gave permission for them to go out to prepare their future on condition that they should cover their genitals.