Indonesian Islamic Students’ Fear of Demographic Changes: The Nexus of Arabic Education, Religiosity, and Political Preferences
Demographic changes have sparked several debates on the interconnected identities of citizens, with some transitions observed in previous studies to be smooth as indicated by the continuous emergence of conflicts. The fear of within-boundary demographic changes also drives potential tensions among n...
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| author | Kamaluddin Abu Nawas Abdul Rasyid Masri Alim Syariati |
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| description | Demographic changes have sparked several debates on the interconnected identities of citizens, with some transitions observed in previous studies to be smooth as indicated by the continuous emergence of conflicts. The fear of within-boundary demographic changes also drives potential tensions among native people. Therefore, this study posited that the basic knowledge of the Arabic language has the ability to contribute to the formation of religiosity, political preference, and fear of demographic changes. This was determined quantitatively by distributing questionnaires to 496 students of Islamic state universities, and the findings confirmed nearly all the direct relationships aside from religiosity and political preference. This also shows the complex formation of fear due to demographic changes. The possession of the Arabic language is observed to be causing an increase in discomfort while being religious decreases it. Additionally, further discussions and implications are presented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f53f9e7af31b433287a0ab8d198ca4e92023-12-01T21:21:19ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442022-04-0113432010.3390/rel13040320Indonesian Islamic Students’ Fear of Demographic Changes: The Nexus of Arabic Education, Religiosity, and Political PreferencesKamaluddin Abu Nawas0Abdul Rasyid Masri1Alim Syariati2Arabic Education Department, Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar, Gowa 92118, IndonesiaIslamic Community Development Department, Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar, Gowa 92118, IndonesiaManagement Department, Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar, Gowa 92118, IndonesiaDemographic changes have sparked several debates on the interconnected identities of citizens, with some transitions observed in previous studies to be smooth as indicated by the continuous emergence of conflicts. The fear of within-boundary demographic changes also drives potential tensions among native people. Therefore, this study posited that the basic knowledge of the Arabic language has the ability to contribute to the formation of religiosity, political preference, and fear of demographic changes. This was determined quantitatively by distributing questionnaires to 496 students of Islamic state universities, and the findings confirmed nearly all the direct relationships aside from religiosity and political preference. This also shows the complex formation of fear due to demographic changes. The possession of the Arabic language is observed to be causing an increase in discomfort while being religious decreases it. Additionally, further discussions and implications are presented.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/4/320fear of demographic changesArabic educationreligiositypolitical preferencesIndonesian students |
| spellingShingle | Kamaluddin Abu Nawas Abdul Rasyid Masri Alim Syariati Indonesian Islamic Students’ Fear of Demographic Changes: The Nexus of Arabic Education, Religiosity, and Political Preferences Religions fear of demographic changes Arabic education religiosity political preferences Indonesian students |
| title | Indonesian Islamic Students’ Fear of Demographic Changes: The Nexus of Arabic Education, Religiosity, and Political Preferences |
| title_full | Indonesian Islamic Students’ Fear of Demographic Changes: The Nexus of Arabic Education, Religiosity, and Political Preferences |
| title_fullStr | Indonesian Islamic Students’ Fear of Demographic Changes: The Nexus of Arabic Education, Religiosity, and Political Preferences |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indonesian Islamic Students’ Fear of Demographic Changes: The Nexus of Arabic Education, Religiosity, and Political Preferences |
| title_short | Indonesian Islamic Students’ Fear of Demographic Changes: The Nexus of Arabic Education, Religiosity, and Political Preferences |
| title_sort | indonesian islamic students fear of demographic changes the nexus of arabic education religiosity and political preferences |
| topic | fear of demographic changes Arabic education religiosity political preferences Indonesian students |
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