- Luthfi Assyaukanie
Luthfi Assyaukanie (
August 27 ,1967 ), is a cofounder of the Liberal Islam Network (Jaringan Islam Liberal , JIL), a lecturer atParamadina University , and a research associate at the Freedom Institute.Born in
Jakarta ,Indonesia , Assyaukanie received his early education in religious institutions. He later continued his study at theUniversity of Jordan specializing inIslamic Law andPhilosophy . He obtained hisMaster's degree from theInternational Islamic University inMalaysia , and received his Ph.D degree inIslamic Studies from theUniversity 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 inJakarta .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 fifty 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
* "Freedom, the State, and Development: Arief Budiman’s Essays" (Editor and Foreword). Jakarta: Pustaka Alvabet, 2006. Details
* "Faces of Liberal Islam in Indonesia" (Editor and Foreword). Jakarta: Jaringan Islam Liberal: Teater Utan Kayu, 2002. Details
* "Politics, Human Rights, and The Issues of Technology in Contemporary Islamic Law". Bandung: Pustaka Hidayah, 1998. DetailsJournal articles
* "Democracy and the Islamic State: Muslim Arguments for Political Change in Indonesia". Vol 20 (2004). "The Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies".
* "Bringing Fiqh Back to Urban Areas: Making Sense of Professor Sahal Mahfudh’s Idea of Social Fiqh". "ICIP E-Journal", Volume 1, NumberEducation
* 2006 Ph.D. in Islamic Studies, the University of Melbourne, Australia
* 2003 M.A. in Islamic Studies (leading to Phd), the University of Melbourne, Australia
* 1995 M.A. in Philosophy, International Islamic University, Malaysia
* 1993 B.A. in Islamic Law (Major), the University of Jordan, Jordan
* 1993 B.A. in Philosophy (Minor), the University of Jordan, JordanAwards
* 2002 – 2005 Australian Development Scholarship, Australia
* 2004 the Melbourne Abroad Travelling Scholarship, Australia
* 1993 – 1995 the Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization Scholarship, Malaysia
* 1988 – 1993 Ministry of Education Scholarship, Jordan
* 1987 – 1988 Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Scholarship, JordanExternal links
* [http://www.assyaukanie.com/ Assyaukanie.com]
* [http://islamlib.com/id/index.php?page=archives&mode=author&id=3/ Profile at JIL website]
* [http://www.islamlib.com/ Liberal Islam Network]
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