1st “Research on Moderate Islam in the Non-Arab World: From the Cases of Indonesia, Pakistan and Turkey” and “An Attempt of Moderate Islam to Counter the Islamism: Focusing on “Religious Moderation” Policy of Indonesia” Field Research in Jakarta, Indonatia.

1st “Research on Moderate Islam in the Non-Arab World: From the Cases of Indonesia, Pakistan and Turkey” (22H00034, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), JSPS) and “An Attempt of Moderate Islam to Counter the Islamism: Focusing on “Religious Moderation” Policy of Indonesia” (Heiwa Nakajima Foundation, Aids for the Academic Research in Asia Region) Field Research in Jakarta, Indonatia.

January 30th: Masjid Lautze (Chinese mosque, Interview with the Imam)
January 31st: Visited to Prof. Iik Mansur Noor (UIN[Universitas Islam Negeri)
February 1st: Visited to Prof. Oman Fathurahman (UIN)
February 2nd: Visited to UNUSIA (Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Indonesia, Founded in 1999) (Interview with Dr. Fariz Alnizar about educational research)
February 3rd: Visited to UIN (Interview with Prof. Ismat Ropi (Convey program manager); Prof. Oman Fathurahman gave an overview of Moderasi Beragama;
Q&A session) + Invited by Pusantoren Al-Hamidiyya (Prof. Oman is the principal) and interacted with students
February 4th: Interview with former Religious Minister Lukman Hakim
February 6th: Visited an NPO influenced by the ideas of Syafii Maarif (the former president of Muhammadhia), and participated in training for young people on “deradicalization”, and hearing about the exchanges between with Christian, Buddhist, and Confucian groups in Indonesia.


1. Exterior of Masjid Lautze

2. Interior of Masjid Lautze

3. With Imam of Masjid Lautze

4. With Prof. Iik Mansur Noor (left) at UIN

5. With Dr. Fariz Alnizar at UNUSIA

6. At Pusantoren Al-Hamidiyya

7. The founder of this Pusantoren (left)


February 3rd: Interview with the director of the center, Prof. TONAGA (at Pusantoren Al-Hamidiyya)