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Negotiating Religious and Cultural Tolerance through Intercultural Encounters in an Indonesian Islamic Boarding School
Jurnal Ilmiah Peuradeun · Vol. 14 No. 3 (2026) · pp. 2139–2166
- ISSN
- 2443-2067, 2338-8617
- Published
- 2026-09-30
- Publisher
- SCAD Independent
- Language
- eng
Abstract
Religious and cultural tolerance in faith-based education is often examined through curriculum, leadership, and institutional values, while less attention has been paid to how tolerance is practiced through daily encounters with religious and cultural differences. This study examined how tolerance was cultivated at Ummushabri Islamic Boarding School in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, where Muslim students and educators interacted with non-Muslim foreign teachers and international participants. Using a qualitative case study design, data were collected from January to October 2024 through semi-structured interviews with 26 purposively selected participants, classroom and extracurricular observations, and document analysis. The data were analyzed thematically and triangulated across sources. The findings showed that tolerance was practiced through the interaction of tolerance-related curriculum, everyday encounters with foreign educators, extracurricular and international activities, and institutional support. These encounters occurred within maintained Islamic institutional boundaries and were not uniformly accepted, as concerns from some teachers and parents revealed continuing negotiations over religious differences. The study conceptualized tolerance as an institutional–relational process in which institutional arrangements structured opportunities for intercultural contact, while everyday relationships gave tolerance a concrete social form. The findings contribute to discussions of tolerance in Islamic and faith-based education by demonstrating how engagement with religious difference can occur within a clearly defined religious environment without requiring the suspension of institutional identity.
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- Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari
- Universitas Ahmad Dahlan
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| Co-author | Organisation | Joint articles |
|---|---|---|
| Samrin Samrin | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 3 |
| Raehang Raehang | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 2 |
| Badarwan Badarwan | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 2 |
| Samrin Samrin | Affiliation unknown | 2 |
| Rosmini Rosmini | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 2 |
| Masdin Masdin | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 2 |
| Hadi Machmud | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 2 |
| Jumarddin La Fua | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 2 |
| St Fatimah Kadir | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 2 |
| Abdul Fadlil | Universitas Ahmad Dahlan | 1 |
| Sunardi Sunardi | Universitas Ahmad Dahlan | 1 |
| Imaludin Agus | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 1 |
| Sitti Fatimah Kadir | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 1 |
| Chandra Wijaya | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 1 |
| Rizal Rizal | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 1 |
| Faizah Binti Awad | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 1 |
| Ira Rauf | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 1 |
| Agri Bastiar | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 1 |
| Waode Yunita Yunita | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 1 |
| Marlina Gazali | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 1 |
| Resti Resti | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 1 |
| Hasrin Lamote | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 1 |
| Halmuniati Halmuniati | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 1 |
| Hisnan Hisnan | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 1 |
| Santi Santi | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 1 |
| Rasmi Rasmi | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 1 |
| Muhammad Rijal Abdullah | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 1 |
| Nur Alim | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 1 |
| Sucipto Sucipto | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 1 |
| Marlina Marlina | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 1 |
| Zulkifli Musthan | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 1 |
| Sri Rahmayana | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 1 |
| Muh Rezki Wahyudi | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 1 |
| Listiani Listiani | Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari | 1 |
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