Dawam Rahardjo (April 20, 1942 – May 31, 2018) was an Indonesian Muslim scholar and human rights activist. An economist by profession, Dawam was widely known for his uncompromising defence of minority groups and his advocacy for religious pluralism in Indonesian society. He was awarded the
Yap Thiam Hien Award
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in 2013.
Life and career
Born in
Solo
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,
Central Java
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on April 20, 1942, Dawam Rahardjo was one of the four Muslim students, along with
Nurcholish Madjid
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,
Ahmad Wahib and
Djohan Effendi
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, who initiated “the Islamic rejuvenation” movement in the 1970s. Challenging the long held convictions propagated by the Islamic parties, they advocated for a more inclusive approach to
Islam
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, which, they believed, was suitable for Indonesia as a diverse country. Besides being known as the editor in chief of the social economics journal Prisma, the professor of economics at the University of Muhammadiyah
Malang
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has also been the Director of one of the largest national think tanks, namely the Institute for Economic and Social Research, Education and Information (LP3ES). Dawam Rahardjo also served as a member of the Honorary Board of the
Indonesian Association of Muslim Intellectuals
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(ICMI) and founded and led the Institute for the Study of Religion and Philosophy (LSAF), and was involved in many other institutions.
Death
On May 31, 2018, Dawam Rahardjo died at Cempaka Putih Hospital in
Jakarta
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at the age of 76.
See also
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Bahtiar Effendy
References
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1942 births
2018 deaths
People from Surakarta
Indonesian Muslims
Indonesian human rights activists