Elevating Indigenous Islam: Islamic Studies PhD Student Wins ISEAES Article Competition

The Faculty of Islamic Studies at the Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII) is pleased to announce that Rifqi Nurdiansyah, a PhD student, has won 2nd place in the Article Writing Competition organized by the Indigenous Southeast Asian and Ethnic Studies (ISEAES) program at UIN Maulana Hasanuddin Banten. Held under the theme “Indigenous Communities in Southeast…

Dr. Muhammad Al-Marakeby Challenges the Secular-Religious Divide in Islamic Legal Discourse

On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, the Faculty of Islamic Studies (FIS) at Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII) hosted a faculty research colloquium under the PROMISE initiative (Progress Research on Muslim and Islamic Studies). The session featured a thought-provoking presentation by Dr. Muhammad Al-Marakeby, a lecturer at FIS, titled “The Unaddressed (Al-Maskūt ʿAnhu) by Sharia in…

Beyond the Podium: Reflections and Stories from the Conference Crew

While the Decolonizing Social Sciences and Humanities Conference 2025 brought powerful ideas and cross-cultural academic dialogue, what made it even more meaningful were the voices behind the scenes. Held on April 29–30, 2025, by the Faculty of Islamic Studies at Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII) in collaboration with Türkiye’s Institute Social, this international conference gathered…