Al-Tahrir: Jurnal Pemikiran Islam
Vol 23, No 1 (2023): Islamic Studies

DISCRIMINATION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: The Case of Persecution of the Ahmadiyya Minority Group in West Kalimantan

Bibi Suprianto (Center for Religious and Cross-cultural Studies (CRCS), Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM))
Syarifah Ema Rahmaniah (Universitas Tanjungpura Pontianak)
Andi Alfian (Center for Religious and Cross-Cultural Studies (CRCS) Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Yogyakarta)
Sopian Lubis (Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 May 2023

Abstract

Human rights are an aspect of social existence. Human rights also include the right to religious freedom in retaining faith and belief in human beings. By comprehending the right to religious freedom, we may identify the rights of belief in all individuals. This study aims to inform readers about the Ahmadiyya minority group’s religious freedom abuses in West Kalimantan due to discriminatory policies. This study argues that Ahmadiyya in Sintang has encountered forms of discrimination against the rights to religious freedom in Indonesia.Thus, this study formulates research questions such as (1) what is the chronology and form of persecution against Ahmadiyya? (2) what is the role of actors in discriminating against the Ahmadiyya minority group in West Kalimantan? (3) What is the policy on religious freedom toward the Ahmadiyya minority group in West Kalimantan? This study employed qualitative methods to describe the chronology of Ahmadiyya events in West Kalimantan through interviews and documentation. The findings of the study indicate that religious freedom discrimination against Ahmadiyya in West Kalimantan demonstrates: 1) the existence of violations of the right to freedom of religion; 2) the existence of contradictory policies; and 3) the existence of religiously motivated violence in West Kalimantan. This study’s findings demonstrate that the violation of religious freedom against the Ahmadiyya in West Kalimantan is a type of religious-based discrimination.

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tahrir

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Religion Other

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Al-Tahrir: Jurnal Pemikiran Islam is published by IAIN Ponorogo twice a year in May and November on the development of Islamic thought and have accredited Sinta 2 based on decree of Direktur Jenderal Penguatan Riset Dan Pengembangan Kementerian Riset, Teknologi, Dan Pendidikan Tinggi Republik ...