This paper presents a tentative argument for the application of a unique methodological approach in researching convert Muslims in contemporary Britain. By throwing into relief some of the theoretical limitations of previous studies on the topic, a case is made for a dialectical model of thinking that foregrounds Islamic epistemology and places it…

The issue of underserved or less visible sub-groups has been the subject of recent research in gifted education. It is a relevant item when considering gifted education germane to Islam and Islamic educational philosophy. This article will focus on the unusual convergence of these two fields of research by exploring distinctive features of Islamic…

Humans as inheritors of the earth regulate life and everything. With their intellects and skills, they can make the earth a place to carry out various daily activities. As the caliphs, they get the trust that must be implemented on the earth. In this study, the authors would adopt the cornerstone principles of leadership education in general and…

Indonesian political thinking is divided in two: political Islam and secular politics. Soekarno and Mohammad Natsir were dominant political figures in Indonesia, with the former being a secular nationalist, and the latter being an Islamist. Both these leaders inherited ideological disparities, and these distinctions separate political Islam from…

Adolescence violence is a problem that often occurs and is of concern to many parties. This condition can have an impact on various aspects, including subjective well-being, a sense of security and comfort at school, students' poor perceptions of the school climate, to the decline in student academic achievement. The problem of adolescent violence…

In this paper, I discuss the impact of a course design class on my development and use of a syllabus for a class titled Islamic Education. In Course Design the professor taught graduate students like me how to think and plan as a teacher. In my discussion, I share how student- and context-centered pedagogy, at the core of thinking and planning as…

This article examines the contours of the colonialist/Eurocentric education its author received in Catholic Convents in Pakistan and traces the genealogy of some common stereotypes of Islam/Muslims, the Prophet Muhammad, and the Qur'an such an education propagates. This exercise is meant to help Catholic and Muslim educators confront these…

Malaysia is a multi-ethnic and multi-racial country, with a multi-religious and multi-cultural people as a result. Despite its diversified nature, Malaysia is a country that constitutionally acknowledges Islam as the official religion, and all affairs pertaining to Islam are at the highest priority. The key concerns that may be raised are: What…

We report the results of a preregistered study that tested the effectiveness of inoculating participants against Islamophobic and radical-Islamist disinformation. Participants in the experimental (inoculation) condition watched a video that explained common rhetorical markers of radical-Islamist and Islamophobic disinformation that had been…

This research belongs to qualitative research, which explored the santri's humility ("tawadhu'") in the Lirboyo Islamic Boarding School, Kediri. "Tawadhu'" in Islamic boarding school is traditional, rooted, and has become a positive character. Thus, it deserves to be explored and later can be used as a "role model"…

This study developed and tested a Turkish translation of the 23-item Sahin-Francis Scale of Attitude toward Islam (containing six negatively-voiced items) on data provided by 493 participants (191 school students and 302 undergraduate students). Two research questions were tested on these data. First, exploratory factor analyses suggested that…

Students' collaborative thinking skills in the elementary schools still need attention to be improved. Most elementary school students have difficulty in cultivating this skill. Even though, this skill is one of the 21st century skills, namely 4C (creative thinking skill, critical thinking skill, communication skill and collaborative thinking…

This chapter is based on the author's personal journey to attempt to bring an understanding of followership to Indonesia. Followership has been understudied and underappreciated in both academic literature and practice in Indonesia, possibly because of a specific interpretation of a famous Islamic leadership hadith. As such, it presents a powerful…

The current study aimed to investigate the assessment of creative thinking skills as a part of the evaluation questions set in the well-developed Islamic Education curricula of the first intermediate grade in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the academic year 2020-21. To achieve this goal, an analysis card was prepared for analyzing these questions…

Religious culture in the village of Temboro, which made it is known as "Kampung Madinah", certainly did not happen suddenly, but there was a process of formation and role of Kiai and Pesantren Al-Fatah. This study aims to analyze the Kiai's cultural strategy in developing a religious culture using a phenomenological approach and collects…