A New Trend in Elite Urban Islamic Schooling: A Case Study in Yogyakarta

Karen Bryner, a PhD candidate from Columbia University, presented his field research in the first Wednesday Forum in this semester, while Nina M Noor, a PhD student became the moderator for this forum. This Wed Forum conducted in February 3, 2010.

In this forum, Karen perceives that the combination of Islamic revival and a growing middle class in generating a new market for Islamic education: elite urban Islamic schools. This combination happened...

Annual Report 2009: Religion, Freedom and State

Last Monday, 1 February 2010, CRCS held a discussion and launching of Annual Report on Religious Life in Indonesia 2009. Some of the key figures who served as speakers in this discussion and launching, included K.H. Salahuddin Wahid (The Board of Tebu Ireng Boarding School, Jombang), Ifdal Kasim (The Head of KOMNAS HAM), AAGN Ari Dwipayana (FISIPOL-UGM). They offered reviews on the report and religious life in Indonesia.

This event began at 8.30 a.m.,...

CRCS & ICRS Wednesday Forum: New Trends in Elite Urban Islamic Schooling: A Case Study in Yogyakarta"

Dear CRCS & ICRS students, faculty and guests, We kindly invite you to participate in the CRCS & ICRS Wednesday Forum of this week. Wednesday forum will have KAREN BRYNER as the speaker who will talk about "New Trends in Elite Urban Islamic Schooling: A Case Study in Yogyakarta". Some information about this forum can be read as follows.

Date: Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Time: 12.30 pm – 2.30 pm (free lunch)
Venue: Room 306, UGM Graduate...

Annual Report on Religious Life in Indonesia 2009 (Press-Release)

Program Studi Agama dan Lintas Budaya (Center for Religious and Cross Cultural Studies atau CRCS) Universitas Gadjah Mada, pada Senin, 1 Februari 2010 akan menyelenggarakan launching dan diskusi hasil penelitian yang berjudul “Laporan Tahunan Kehidupan Beragama di Indonesia tahun 2009”. Untuk versi elektroniknya silahkan unduh di sini

Laporan Tahunan ini ditulis oleh Suhadi, Zainal Abidin Bagir, Mustaghfiroh Rahayu dan Budi Asyhari bersama tim peneliti di CRCS, UGM. Pada acara Launching Laporan ini akan...