The Art of Compromise of Indonesian Ahmadiyya Community in Yogyakarta

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.200728.016How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Ahmadiyya, art of compromise, interfaith dialogue, Yogyakarta

Abstract

This paper aims to elaborate the process of negotiation and compromise of Indonesian Ahmadiyya Community (JAI) in Yogyakarta among other religious groups, which mostly threaten and even commit violence against it, and toward society in general. This social process maintained by JAI is to make space for participation in order that its existence and teachings must be heard by public. By using qualitative approach, this study collected data from interview, documents, and media’s coverage of JAI community in Yogyakarta. This study finds interesting strategies of negotiating, compromising, and adapting to social realm, which is called the art of compromise. Indeed, JAI is amenable to compromise with—instead of confronting and offending—various religious groups and institutions as well to build collaboration and partnership, like joining The Brotherhood Forum for Faithful Community (FPUB) instead of the Inter-religious Harmony Forum (FKUB). Negotiation and compromise are two important factors played by JAI to maintain its existence, activities, and influences over public. Therefore, the art of compromise becomes more flexible approach for the JAI community to face pressure, discrimination, and even violence from other religious groups in Yoyakarta.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Mochamad Sodik
AU  - B.J. Sujibto
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/07/28
TI  - The Art of Compromise of Indonesian Ahmadiyya Community in Yogyakarta
BT  - Annual International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities (AICOSH 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 73
EP  - 77
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200728.016
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200728.016
ID  - Sodik2020
ER  -