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International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research and Studies

Volume 3, Issue 1, 2023

Actions of the Islamic Defense Front that Threaten Indonesian Integration



Author(s): Agung Irianto, Aloysia Shelsy Prestiriani, Andronikos Benedicto S, Anggun Triafika, Isawati

Abstract:

Case studies of disturbing actions by the FPI (Front Pembela Islam/Islamic Defenders Front) threaten the Unity of Indonesia. This study aims to analyze the FPI intolerant actions from the third principle of the Pancasila viewpoint. This study uses a qualitative method with the third principle of Pancasila, which focuses on the background of intolerant actions. The main goal of FPI, a fundamentalist religious organization that uses religion as its ideology, is to restore the glory of Islam in social, economic, political and legal aspects. They carried out various controversial actions that threatened the integrity of the values of the three Pancasila principles, such as sweeping actions, monas incidents and sealing houses of worship in several areas. The establishment of FPI raised many pros and cons in the community. Some pro-people believed that FPI could resolve religious issues and be more courageous in upholding Islamic law.

Meanwhile, those who oppose FPI believe that a violent and radical mass organization supports terrorism. Intolerant actions such as those carried out by the FPI also exist in various countries, such as the Ku Klux Klan case in the United States, the Rohingya ethnic persecution case in Myanmar, and the Uighur persecution case in Xinjiang, China. After 20 years of existence, FPI was disbanded by the government in 2020 because the actions taken were negative and could damage the Unity of Indonesia.


Keywords: Islamic Defenders Front, Radicalism, Violence, Indonesian Integration

Pages: 288-296

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