The Meaning Construction of Jihad Muslim Youth Activists in Kabupaten Poso Provinsi Sulawesi Tengah

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10.2991/assehr.k.220408.098How to use a DOI?

Keywords

moderation; peace; politics

Abstract

This study aims to determine The Meaning Construction of Jihad Muslim Youth Activists in Kabupaten Poso Provinsi Sulawesi Tengah, in guarding peace between Muslim groups and Christian groups. The purpose of this research is to find out the understanding and experience of Muslim youth activists, who until now the terrorist movement in the region continues to receive attention from the Indonesian National Police. The theories used to form the framework of thought in this research are Alfred Schutz’s phenomenological theory, Luckmann and Berger’s Social Construction Theory of Reality, and George Herbert Mead’s Symbolic Interaction Theory. This study uses a qualitative method through a traditional phenomenological approach that focuses on life experiences and seeks meaning about reality based on the research subject’s point of view. The results of the study show that there are Muslim youths who think that jihad is fighting to take up arms against the enemies of Islam. The experience of the Poso riots in 1998 – 2005, indicated that Muslims were not prepared to deal with rioters, resulting in massacres in several places. Three rioters were sentenced and executed, namely Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus da Silva, and Marinus Riwu. There are also Muslim youths who interpret jihad as an effort to build peace on the earth of Sintuwu Maroso, because of the motto of Kitorang Basudara. The riots occurred because of political interests that sacrificed ordinary people.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Syamsuri Syamsuri
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/04/27
TI  - The Meaning Construction of Jihad Muslim Youth Activists in Kabupaten Poso Provinsi Sulawesi Tengah
BT  - Proceedings of the 9th Asbam International Conference (Archeology, History, & Culture In The Nature of Malay) (ASBAM 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 700
EP  - 704
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220408.098
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220408.098
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