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'''Dr. Luthfi Assyaukanie''' ([[August 27]], [[1967]], is a cofounder of the Liberal Islam Network ([[Jaringan Islam Liberal]], JIL), a lecturer at Paramadina University, and a research associate at the Freedom Institute. |
'''Dr. Luthfi Assyaukanie''' ([[August 27]], [[1967]], is a cofounder of the Liberal Islam Network ([[Jaringan Islam Liberal]], JIL), a lecturer at Paramadina University, and a research associate at the Freedom Institute. |
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Revision as of 00:54, 8 February 2007
Dr. Luthfi Assyaukanie (August 27, 1967, is a cofounder of the Liberal Islam Network (Jaringan Islam Liberal, JIL), a lecturer at Paramadina University, and a research associate at the Freedom Institute.
Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, Assyaukanie received his early education in religious institutions called pesantren. He later continued his study at the University of Jordan specializing in Islamic Law and Philosophy. He obtained his Master's degree from the International Islamic Universirty, Malaysia, and received his doctorate (Ph.D) in Islamic Studies from the University of Melbourne, Australia.
Before he went to study in Australia, Assyaukanie worked at several institutions, including Ummat magazine, an Islamic weekly magazine, as an editor. In 2001, together with Ulil Abshar Abdalla, he founded the Liberal Islam Network. While teaching at Paramadina University, he is also working at the Freedom Institute in Jakarta.
Assyaukanie has published two books and wrote hundreds of articles mostly in Indonesian. His articles appeared in national magazines and newspapers, including Tempo, Kompas, Media Indonesia, and Jawa Pos. He contributed some fivety entries in two Indonesian encyclopaedias: Ensiklopedi Tematis Dunia Islam (Thematical Encyclopaedia of Islamic World). 7 vols. Jakarta: Ichtiar Baru van Hoeve, 2002; Ensiklopedi Islam Untuk Pelajar (Islamic Encyclopedia for Students). 6 vols. Jakarta: Ichtiar Baru van Hoeve, 2001.
Publications
Books
- Wajah Liberal Islam di Indonesia (Faces of Liberal Islam in Indonesia). Jakarta: Jaringan Islam Liberal: Teater Utan Kayu, 2002.
- Politik, HAM, dan Isu-isu Teknologi dalam Fikih Kontemporer (Politics, Human Rights, and The Issues of Technology in Contemporary Islamic Law). Cet. 1. ed. Bandung: Pustaka Hidayah, 1998.
Chapter of Books
- “Merenungkan Sejarah Alqur’an” (Rethinking the History of the Qur’an), in Abd Moqsith Ghazali (ed). Ijtihad Islam Liberal. Jakarta: JIL, 2005.
- “Masih Relevankah Fikih Siyasah? Perspektif Baru Pemikiran Politik Islam” (Is Fikih Siyasah Still Relevant? New Perspective on Islamic Political Thought), in Komaruddin Hidayat and Ahmad Gaus. Islam, Negara, dan Civil Society. Jakarta: Paramadina, February, 2005.
- “Pemikiran Liberal di Dunia Arab” (Liberal Thought in the Arab World), a preface for Albert Hourani’s translated book, Arabic Thought in the Liberal Age, Jakarta: Mizan, 2004.
- “Positivisasi Syariat Islam” (Positivization of Islamic Law), in Ahmad Syafii Maarif and Kurniawan Zein. Syariat Islam Yes, Syariat Islam No: Dilema Piagam Jakarta dalam Amandemen UUD 1945. Jakarta: Paramadina, 2001.
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