Budi Kurniawan

Several universities in Indonesia began to impose a ban on wearing the cadar in the campus environment. Campus policy enacted banning the cadar with various arguments, including the ideological and security reasons. The campus environment is suspected by some people to be a nest of radicalism. Consequently, many things that associated with radicalism is experiencing controlling action as the process of prevention. Not only universities, but also some Islamic State colleges began to enact this policy. Moderate Islam to be one of the arguments of the policy enforcement. The blurb brings up a question of religious freedom will be on campus. This paper analyses the policy of cadar banning on campus in the perspective of religious freedom and law in Indonesia. Socio-political context is also important to analysed relations with this policy. Indonesia as a democratic State and the upholding of human rights, including rights in religion should review and be critical of the policy of banning the cadar. Pancasila and the spirit of diversity should be used as reference in fostering the harmony of the nation, including in the campus environment.

This paper analyzes the politicization of religion that occurred in Indonesia, especially in the current political year. Ahead of the 2018 electoral election and the 2019 presidential election, religious sentiments are often used for pragmatic political interests. An example is reflected on 2019 Ganti Presiden Movement. In the context of post-truth politics, feelings and opinions influence the discourse of public politics more than objective facts. In other words, the line between facts and opinions is blurred. Hoax, opinions, and distortions of fact dominate the existing political discourses. This paper uses a sociological approach to analyzing post-truth political phenomena in Indonesia as reflected in recent cases of politicization of religion. The paper also provides a brief overview of some popular data and facts in actual political discourse as evidence of disinformation. However, the politicization of religion reflects unhealthy democratic conditions. Issues of religion in Indonesian context is sensitive and prone to be the trigger of conflict. This paper asserts that the politicization of religion in the post-truth era must be addressed critically and seriously, so that the climate of democracy in Indonesia can be well preserved.