The Legitimazation of Violence Against the Ahmadiyya Community in Indonesia

Breidlid, Torhild

doi:10.22146/kawistara.3979

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“…This group found a wider stage when the Indonesian Council of Ulama (MUI) fatwa and Local Government rules were used to legitimate the act of violence against the Ahmadiyya congregation. Central and regional government regulations, one of which is for Ahmadiyya to stop activities that are not following the interpretation of Islamic teachings (Hartawan, Cahyowati, and Zunnuraeni 2019) as as the MUI's fatwa declaring Ahmadiyya to be deviant (Alnizar 2019a;Alnizar, Ma'ruf, and Manshur 2021;Breidlid 2013;Assyaukanie 2009) realized or not, become a tangible manifestation of the symbolic violence against the Ahmadiyya congregation. It has been the capital (referring to Bourdieu's term) to justify the violence.…”

Section: Discussion Symbolic Violence In Urban Communitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Minority Group in Urban Society Conflict and Threats to Religious Freedom a Case Study of Symbolic Violence Against Ahmadiyya in Urban Society

Barsihannor,

Tahir,

Hasan

2023

Akademika

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This study explores the experiences of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in the context of urban society, focusing on the manifestation of symbolic violence against this minority group and its implications for religious freedom. Symbolic violence encompasses various forms of discrimination, prejudice, and non-physical harm that target religious minorities. This research delves into the multifaceted dynamics surrounding the Ahmadiyya community's presence in urban areas and how they navigate challenges related to their faith and religious identity. The study is qualitative. The data were collected through online questionnaires and in-depth interviews with the Ahmadiyya congregations in three urban society as representatives of Indonesia namely Bandung (West Java), Makassar (South Sulawesi) and Lombok (West Nusa Tenggara) with the aim to examine the nature of symbolic violence against the Ahmadiyya community in urban society, highlight the broader implications for religious freedom in diverse societies as well as to find out the principle adhered by the Ahmadiyya group in maintaining its existence amid the pressure of the transnational radical Islamic groups. The research results show that apart from experiencing physical violence, the Ahmadiyya followers also experienced symbolic violence whose impacts were felt to be much more painful than physical violence. The symbolic violence occurs in Capital and Habitus domain. Despite undergoing the acts of violence, the Ahmadiyya congregation is still able to survive by adhering to the values that have been their principle, that is “Love for all and hatred for none”.

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Section: Discussion Symbolic Violence In Urban Communitymentioning

confidence: 99%