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Universiti dan Cabaran Ideologi Mahasiswa Muslim dalam Era Liberal Digital: Perspektif Wasatiyyah dalam Konteks Universiti di Wilayah Selatan Thailand

  • Yahari Kaseng Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
  • Abdulhadee Sabuding Prince of Songkla University, Thailand

Keywords

Wasatiyyah, Muslim students, digital liberalism, universities, southern border provinces.

Abstract

Perubahan dunia digital dan arus liberalisme kontemporari telah memberi kesan yang signifikan terhadap cara berfikir, identiti, dan tingkah laku mahasiswa Muslim. Hal ini amat ketara dalam institusi pengajian tinggi yang kini berperanan sebagai ruang terbuka pemikiran, sekali gus mendorong penerimaan pelbagai idea dan nilai. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) mengkaji cabaran pemikiran yang dihadapi oleh mahasiswa Muslim dalam era liberalisme digital dalam konteks universiti di wilayah sempadan selatan Thailand, dan (2) menganalisis peranan konsep wasatiyyah dalam membina keseimbangan pemikiran serta kehidupan bersama dalam masyarakat multikultural. Kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif melalui temu bual mendalam, perbincangan kumpulan fokus, dan analisis dokumen. Informan kajian terdiri daripada mahasiswa Muslim, pemimpin pelajar, dan pegawai hal ehwal pelajar dari institusi pengajian tinggi di wilayah sempadan selatan Thailand. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa mahasiswa Muslim di institusi pengajian tinggi wilayah sempadan selatan Thailand sedang berhadapan dengan cabaran pemikiran dalam era liberalisme digital. Kepelbagaian agama, budaya, serta pengaruh media digital memberi kesan terhadap pandangan dunia, identiti, dan tingkah laku mahasiswa, di samping meningkatkan risiko polarisasi pemikiran dan tafsiran agama secara ekstrem. Pada masa yang sama, konsep al-Wasatiyyah didapati memainkan peranan penting dalam mewujudkan keseimbangan pemikiran dengan memperkukuh keupayaan berfikir secara rasional, kawalan kendiri, dan membuat keputusan berasaskan kesederhanaan, keadilan, dan tanggungjawab. Konsep ini juga menyokong kehidupan bersama secara aman dalam masyarakat multikultural. Selain itu, kajian ini turut membangunkan Wasatiyyah-Based Ideological Resilience Model (WIRM) yang merangkumi lima komponen utama, iaitu tekanan luaran, mekanisme risiko ideologi, mekanisme perlindungan berasaskan wasatiyyah, hasil positif, dan universiti sebagai konteks sokongan, bagi menjelaskan proses pembinaan ketahanan ideologi mahasiswa Muslim dalam era liberalisme digital.

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