Karawo is an art work in the form of an embroidery possessing a high art and economic values. This is among the featured products of Gorontalo, Indonesia. Artisans play a major role in the development of this art industry. Limited economic resources force the artisans to cooperate with other parties in which puts the artisans a disadvantage; this is due to the poor management of the organization and the finance. This research aims to identify the cultural values of Gorontalo which serve as the grounding in designing a model of the management of the organization and finance of the artisans. This qualitative research employed two data collection methods, i.e., observation and Focus Group Discussion, or FGD in short. Validating the data was through a rigorous observation during an interview. Moreover, the steps, such as data reduction, data display, and summing up the analysis, were applied to explore the issue. The results showed three cultural values of Gorontalo, i.e., huyula (community works), dulohupa (discussion), and mo'odelo (responsibility or honesty) serving as the grounding in designing a model of the management of the organization and finance of the Karawo artisans. These values were also categorized as the exclusive local culture to the people of Gorontalo.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat apakah metode bagi hasil yang digunakan oleh bank-bank syariah di Kota Gorontalo. Metode yang digunakan untuk melihat seperti apa bank syariah secara umum menerapkan metode bagi hasil revenue sharing atau profit sharing menggunakan metode sampling dalam menentukan objeknya. Sampel penelitian ini adalah Bank Muamalat cabang Kota Gorontalo dan Bank Syariah Mandiri Cabang Kota Gorontalo. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan mewawancarai staf bank terkait, dan juga melakukan dokumentasi terhadap dokumen-dokumen berupa laporan keuangan secara umum terhadap sampel penelitian. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa bank-bank syariah terkhusus di Gorontalo dan pada umumnya di Indonesia sendiri menggunakan revenue sharing dalam metode bagi hasil mudharabah dibandingkan dengan profit sharing yang banyak digunakan oleh bank syariah yang ada di luar negeri misalkan Malaysia.

Environmental awareness Education aims to print a wise generation against the surrounding environment, issues about the environment, both nationally and internationally never depart from the attention of World society. The impacts of human behavior or natural disasters caused by environmental education need to be implanted early. Learning activities related to environmental education can be done directly and indirectly, directly through school education while indirectly through traditions that exist in the community. Indirect learning can be done through local wisdom that is a guideline in the community. The role of all community elements is also needed for optimal result achievement. This research uses qualitative methods to answer the problem formulation, it is done to make a precise interpretation of the findings in the field. This research was conducted in Bluru village, Sidoarjo, Sidoarjo district. The subject of this study was the community of Bluru village consisting of fishermen family, local people, and students. This research sample is the family of fishermen, people around, and students. While the key respondents are community leaders, tourism agencies, and the parties related to the ritual implementation of the Larung offerings. Data collection techniques performed using indepth interview techniques, observations, and documents. Samples of fishermen, communities, and students were taken in purposive samples of 25 people. The analytical techniques used are interactive analysis of Miles and Hubberman for the descriptive analysis of FGD results and interviews with respondents.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan masalah apakah faktor pengetahuan, religiusitas, pendapatan, dan transparansi laporan keuangan memiliki pengaruh terhadap minat muzakki dalam membayar zakat maal. Dengan adanya penelitian ini dapat menambah sumbangsi pengembangan ilmu akuntansi syariah terkait zakat dengan dengan menggunakan metafora amanah serta pengembangan teori tindakan beralasan berdasarkan sudut pandang Islam. Subyek penelitian yakni YAKESMA Cabang Gorontalo dengan melihat peningkatan jumlah muzakki yang bertambah setiap tahunnya, hal ini tentu berdampak pada peningkatan penerimaan zakat di Gorontalo. Selain itu, belum ada penelitian terkait faktor yang mempengaruhi minat muzakki dalam membayar zakat maal yang menjadikan YAKESMA Cabang Gorontalo sebagai objek penelitian.  Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yakni menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif, dengan menyebarkan kuesioner kepada responden merupakan muzakki yang terdaftar di YAKESMA Cabang Gorontalo sejumlah 60. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalaah variabel pengetahuan, religiusitas, pendapatan dan transaparansi laporan keuangan secara keseluruhan berpengaruh terhadap minat muzakki dalam membayar zakat maal.

This study aims to find the meaning of profit in an Islamic perspective. The approach used is Islamic phenomenology. To explore the Kauliyah verses obtained through the opinions of scholars, Qur'anic interpretations, and hadith scholars, while exploring the kauniyah verses was obtained through business informants. The results of the study found that the meaning of profit in an Islamic perspective is surviving the world's losses by having faith, doing good deeds, preaching and being patient. Faith as the main basis, means the belief that God controls everything in the world, including business movements. Profits are metaphorized as the concept of DOA (Da'wah, Organization and Amanah). Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menemukan makna laba dalam perspektif Islam. Pendekatan yang digunakan adalah fenomenologi Islam. Untuk mengeksplorasi ayat-ayat kauliyah diperoleh melalui pendapat ulama, tafsir Qur’an, dan ulama hadist, sedangkan untuk mengeksplorasi ayat-ayat kauniyah diperoleh melalui informan pelaku bisnis. Hasil penelitian menemukan makna laba dalam perspektif Islam adalah selamat dari kerugian dunia dengan beriman, beramal sholeh, berdakwah dan bersabar. Iman sebagai dasar utama, artinya keyakinan bahwa yang mengatur semua yang ada di dunia termasuk pergerakan bisnis adalah Allah. Laba dimetaforakan menjadi konsep DOA (Dakwah, Organization dan Amanah).