EDUKASI
EDUKASI | VOLUME 10, NOMOR 2, AGUSTUS 2012

BUILDING PEACE GENERATION: HOW THE ISLAMIC VALUES OF PEACE TO BE EDUCATED IN INDONESIA

Ayi Yunus Rusyana (Badan Litbang Kemenag RI)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Aug 2012

Abstract

AbstrakDalam dua tahun terakhir, Indonesia mengalami masalah yang sangat kompleks berhubungan demgan kekerasan yang terjadi di dalam masyarakat. Anak-anak atau remaha biasanya menjadi korban konflik dan kekerasan tersebut. Sayangnya, problem ini telah diasosiasikan dengan ajaran Islam sejak peristiwa bom Bali pada tahun 2001 dan 2002 yang melibatkan beberapa pesantren dan siswa muslim. “Peace Generation” (PG), yang didirikan di Bandung-Jawa Barat, telah mengembangkan program pendidikan perdamaian yang kreatif yang didasarkan kepada ajaran Islam. Komunitas ini telah mem­produksi beberapa seri modul yang disebut dengan “12 Nilai Perdamaian” yang diajarkan di sekolah Islam dan komunitas remaja lainnya. Selain itu, Peace Generation telah menciptakan beberapa program dalam rangka menyebarkan nilai-nilai dasar perdamaian. Respon dari beberapa siswa menunjukkan bahwa program ini telah diimplementasikan dengan sukses. Dengan demikian, kita bisa melihat bahwa Islam dapat memainkan peranan yang sangat penting dalam menyebarkan nilai-niali perdamaian jika kita mengembangkan ajaran Islam dengan cara yang kreatif.AbstractFor the two last decades, Indonesia has experienced a critical problem related to violence amongst its citizens. Children or young people usually become the victims of the conflict and violence. Unfortu­nately, this problem has been associated with Islamic teaching since the Bali Bombings in 2001 and 2002 involving some Pesantren (Islamic Schools) and Islamic students. “Peace Generation” (PG), founded in Bandung, West Java, has been developing a creative peace education program based on Islamic teaching. It has produced a unique series of modules, entitled “12 Basic Values of Peace,” which are taught in Islamic schools as well as youth communities. In addition, Peace Generation has created some great programs to disseminate Islamic values of peace. The responses of students show that this program has been successfully implemented. Therefore, we can see that Islam is able to play a significant role in spreading the values of peace if we develop Islamic teaching in creative ways.

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edukasi

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Religion Humanities Education Other

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Focus: EDUKASI is a scientific journal dedicated to the study and research of Religion and Religious Education. It is committed to enriching and expanding the body of scientific knowledge relevant for policy-making and the advancement of theoretical and conceptual frameworks. The journal aims to ...