Year: 2025 | Faculty: FIP 
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Source metadata: PKM: Mainstreaming Wasatiyyah Islam for Coexistence in Aceh Through Dayah: A Participatory Initiative Bridging Local Traditions and Global Discourse | Tim: Andar Nubowo, Nurul Izzah Febilia

Dayah are deeply rooted institutions in Aceh’s religious and social life. They shape learning, authority, community values, and local identity. UIII’s project on mainstreaming wasatiyyah Islam for coexistence in Aceh through dayah recognized the importance of engaging these institutions as partners in building dialogue between local traditions and global discourse.

The Faculty of Education team used a participatory approach, which is significant because religious moderation cannot be imposed from outside. It must be discussed, interpreted, and lived within local institutions that communities trust. Wasatiyyah, commonly understood as moderation, balance, and justness, becomes meaningful when connected to everyday religious education and social relations.

The project likely explored how dayah can support coexistence while preserving their own intellectual traditions. This balance is important. Global conversations on moderation often sound abstract unless they are grounded in local histories, languages, and community practices.

For UIII, the activity shows how Islamic thought, education, and community engagement can support one another. It also reflects a respectful model of partnership in which local religious institutions are not treated as objects of reform, but as knowledge partners with their own authority.

A feature article can highlight the meeting between tradition and contemporary challenges. It should include the dayah involved, participant voices, and examples of how wasatiyyah was discussed. The core editorial message is that coexistence becomes stronger when moderation is rooted in trusted local institutions and connected to wider conversations on peace, dignity, and shared life.