{"id":167,"date":"2007-08-16T10:14:53","date_gmt":"2007-08-16T08:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bijt.org\/wordpress\/2007\/08\/16\/islamic-identities-on-the-move\/"},"modified":"2008-04-16T18:43:18","modified_gmt":"2008-04-16T16:43:18","slug":"islamic-identities-on-the-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bijt.org\/wordpress\/2007\/08\/16\/islamic-identities-on-the-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamic identities on the move"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most interesting and dynamic discussions in Indonesia is how to combine Islam with modernity. It is a complicated debate, which would merit a study on its own\u2026 It does however influence my research about the mobile phone, Indonesian modernity and identities.<\/p>\n

New technologies like the mobile phone lead to new discussions:<\/p>\n

from the {belajar-islam} [= “study Islam”] mailinglist: http:\/\/www.mail-archive.com\/belajar-islam@yahoogroups.com\/msg00092.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Antoniobandalem<\/em> wonders whether muslims are allowed to use products that are made by non-muslims (kafir<\/em>), such as the handphone. He gets a reply from Chandraleka<\/em>, an independent IT writer, who says something like (freely translated & abbreviated):<\/p>\n

20 May 2006<\/p>\n

\u201cWah! Don\u2019t be too extreme! As long as the product itself is halal<\/em>, it doesn\u2019t matter who produces it. Extreme ideas like these are caused by ignorance about Islam. This idea would make modern life nearly impossible: you cannot drive a car, cannot use a computer, cannot use light bulbs, cannot use a mobile phone… Muslims are allowed to use \u2018kafir\u2019 products, thank God! It makes life much easier!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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