The growing radical and extreme ideologies recently are not only a concern but also a threat to the social relations of harmony and human peace, including in the border region of Kapuas Hulu, Kalimantan. It is important to spread moderate Islamic teaching to counter this extreme ideology to the people in the border region of Kapuas Hulu. This research examines the roles of religious leaders and religious institutions in disseminating moderate Islam in the border region of Kapuas Hulu to counter the growing influence of radical-extremism. This research employs a qualitative method and the data from field research is presented descriptively. This research shows that religious leaders and religious institutions exist in almost every sub-district in the border region. They teach messages of Islamic moderation that include four principles namely the concept of tawasuth-moderate, tawazun-equality, tasamuh-tolerant, and i`tidal. This principle must be strengthened as a foundation in behaving, acting, speaking, socializing, and living in the Indonesian nation and state. It is on these values and principles that religious leaders and religious institutions reinforce their role in preaching, guiding and fostering people in the border region.

This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of Pela Gandong in the process of social reconciliation and peacebuilding in Ambon. Using a sociocultural approach, this qualitative research attempted to examine the theory of social reconciliation in the peace-building process between two conflicting groups. The data that had been collected in the form of interviews, FGDs, and documentation sources related to pela gandong were qualitatively analyzed. The results of the research showed that structural segregation becomes a barrier to the process of social reconciliation because some communities and local elites still maintained inter-group beliefs about the existence of a common enemy due to past conflicts. Pela gandong played a role in strengthening social reconciliation amid actor antagonisms that were difficult to subside, factions among local elites that were still strong, and people who were still trapped in past traumas. Based on the spirit of pela gandong, the government and civil society, including educational institutions in Ambon, presented a peaceful atmosphere with various initiatives, starting from the formation of multi-ethnic villages, providing facilities and infrastructure for harmony, strengthening the curriculum for local wisdom "Pela Gandong" and “Pendidikan Orang Basudara” (POB), to strengthening interfaith mediation institutions in Maluku: Baku Bae, Maluku Interfaith Institution, and Maluku Interfaith Institution for Humanitarian Action. All of them were an effort to create a peaceful Ambon, make Maluku a laboratory for peace, a learning medium for other regions in Indonesia.

is a journal published by the Center for the Study of lslam and Society (PPIM) UIN Syarif Hidayatullnh,lakarta (STT DEPPEN No. 129/SK/ DITIEN/PPG/STT/1976). It specializes in Indonesian Islamic studies in particular, and Southeast Asian Islamic Studies in general, and is intended to communicate original resenrches and current issues on the subject. This journal warmly welcomes contributions from scholars of related disciplines. AII articles published do not necessarily represent the aiews of the journal, or other institutions to which it is affiliated. They are solely the aiews of the authors. The articles contained in this journal haae been refereed by the Board of Editors.STUDIA ISLAMIKA has been accredited by The Ministry of National Education, Republic of lndonesia as an academic journal (SK Dirjen Dikti No. 23I/DIKTU2004).

This article tries to portray the development of religious orientation in schools through a thorough investigation of the emergence of ROHIS in senior high schools and perusing its dynamics. After having been introduced in the mid-1980s, ROHIS has attracted many people. In the beginning it merely supported religious activities in schools, but gradually its importance became undeniable. Its significant contributions in endowing students with additional religious knowledge made ROHIS a well-recognized organization amongst students and teachers.DOI: 10.15408/sdi.v17i1.470

Book Review: Faris A. Noor, Yoginder Sikand, & Martin van Bruinessen (eds.), The Madrasa in Asia, Political Activism and Transnational Linkages, (ISIM, Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam, 2008)As modern Islamic educational institutions, madrasahs do more than educate a new generation of ulama. They also function as effective venues for the dissemination of Islamic teachings. Developed later than pesantren, which, of course, are still full of shortcomings, madrasahswere developed in such a way that they were expected to help to create high civilization accompanying the strong progress of time The book under discussion is a collection of articles written by authors with a scholarly background and intends to address these questions and to study the most recent madrasah developments in the contemporary Muslim worldDOI: 10.15408/sdi.v15i3.528