Chinese ways of being good Muslim: from the Cheng Hoo Mosque to Islamic education and media literacy

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Title: Chinese ways of being good Muslim: from the Cheng Hoo Mosque to Islamic education and media literacy
Authors: Rahmawati Rahmawati, Kasim Yahiji, Choirul Mahfud, Jauharoti Alfin, Much Koiri
Source: Indonesian Journal of Islam and Muslim Societies, Vol 8, Iss 2, Pp 225-252 (2018)
Publisher Information: IAIN Salatiga, 2018.
Publication Year: 2018
Collection: LCC:Philosophy. Psychology. Religion
LCC:Islam. Bahai Faith. Theosophy, etc.
LCC:Islam
Subject Terms: Muslim Chinese ways, Cheng Hoo Mosque, Islamic Education, Media literacy, Philosophy. Psychology. Religion, Islam. Bahai Faith. Theosophy, etc., BP1-610, Islam, BP1-253
More Details: This article aims to explore the Chinese ways of being Muslim, from building the Cheng Hoo mosque to serving Islamic education and media literacy. In the current millennial disruption era, the role of communication media literacy in the contemporary Indonesian Chinese Muslim community needs to be studied further, especially its role in supporting the status of being good Chinese Muslim. This article is also intended to discuss the Chinese ways of fostering converts and Chinese Muslims through both communication media literacy and information technology literacy. Through media analysis method, communication media literacy is part of communication which is based on who says what, in which channel, to whom, with what effects. This research finds out that communication media literacy is used by the Indonesian Chinese Muslim community through the publication of Cheng Hoo magazine, WhatsApp Forum PITI Jatim, website, and Facebook. All of these media are used and have a significant effect on the relation, interaction, aspiration, and communication between the Chinese Muslim community and Chinese non-Muslim community, and the Chinese Muslim community with non-Chinese Muslims in Indonesia. Moreover, the Chinese ways of being good Muslims could also be understood from various ways in establishing Cheng Hoo Mosque, Islamic education services based on Chinese community from Kindergarten, Islamic Elementary School, Pesantren, and routine or regular discussions. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi bagaimana cara-cara orang Tionghoa menjadi Muslim dari upaya pembangunan masjid Cheng Hoo hingga pelayanan pendidikan Islam dan literasi media. Di era disrupsi milenial seperti saat ini, peran literasi media komunikasi dalam komunitas Tionghoa Muslim di Indonesia kontemporer perlu dikaji lebih lanjut, khususnya perannya dalam mendukung menjadi muslim Tionghoa yang baik. Paper ini juga bertujuan untuk membahas cara Tionghoa dalam pembinaan mualaf dan Muslim Tionghoa melalui literasi media komunikasi dan teknologi informasi. Melalui metode analisis media, literasi media komunikasi merupakan bagian dari komunikasi yang berbasis pada siapa bicara apa, kapan, di mana dan melalui media apa serta apa dampaknya. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa literasi media komunikasi yang digunakan komunitas Tionghoa Muslim di Indonesia melalui penerbitan majalah Cheng Hoo, WhatsApp Forum PITI Jatim, Website dan Facebook. Semua media tersebut digunakan dan memiliki dampak signifikan bagi relasi, interaksi dan komunikasi antara komunitas Tionghoa Muslim dengan Tionghoa non-Muslim dan komunitas Tionghoa Muslim dengan non- Tionghoa Muslim di negeri ini. Lebih dari itu, cara Tionghoa menjadi Muslim yang baik juga terlihat dalam beberapa pelayanan pendidikan Islam berbasis komunitas Tionghoa di Indonesia dari Taman Kanak-Kanak, Sekolah Dasar Islam, pengajian rutin, dan Pesantren.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2089-1490
2406-825X
Relation: http://ijims.iainsalatiga.ac.id/index.php/ijims/article/view/2160; https://doaj.org/toc/2089-1490; https://doaj.org/toc/2406-825X
DOI: 10.18326/ijims.v8i2.225-252
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/4dccedf165384c57892ad1788426b29e
Accession Number: edsdoj.4dccedf165384c57892ad1788426b29e
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20891490
2406825X
DOI:10.18326/ijims.v8i2.225-252
Published in:Indonesian Journal of Islam and Muslim Societies
Language:English