The Role of Village Youth in the Village Cultural Congress

A number of studies show that intolerance and radicalism have entered and developed in various circles, including youth or millennial generations in Indonesia. Therefore, a movement entitled the Indonesian Millennial Movement seeks to instill peace in young people. The Maarif Institute recorded a number of youths who were involved in several acts of terrorism in 2018. Among others, the bomb explosion in Surabaya involving a young man YF, 18 years old; and the attempt to stab a police officer at the Mobile Brigade Headquarters involving 18 and 21-year-old youths. Director of the Maarif Institute, Muhammad Abdullah Darraz, said that the symptoms of intolerance and radicalism continue to enter young people. “We are starting to not be able to tolerate that difference. That's what we call intolerance. We face a situation where the escalation of the symptoms of intolerance, intolerance is getting more and more prominent. Apart from that, we also face, for example, that among our younger generation there is a phenomenon of radicalism, extremism. In the end, there is the phenomenon of terrorism. If it's already in the form of action, " The two events above are also supported by a number of studies. The latest survey from the Center for the Study of Islam and Society (PPIM) UIN Jakarta in 2017 revealed that radical students and students had opinions of 58 percent, internal intolerance 51.1 percent, and external intolerance 34.4 percent. The Wahid Foundation survey in 2016 showed that 60 percent of young people who are active in Islamic spiritual activities (rohis), who take certain training, are willing to fight in conflict areas such as Poso and Syria. 10 percent of them supported the bomb attack in Thamrin, Jakarta, plus 6 percent supported ISIS. One of the peace ambassadors from IMM, Nita Mujahidah who is studying at the Indonesian Education University (UPI) Bandung, said that diversity is the capital of the nation's progress. “This jargon is an asset in responding to the diversity that exists in Indonesia. When we believe that diversity is not a difference and we appreciate everything that exists in the realm of diversity, then it will spawn progress for our nation, " In addition to movements from civil society groups, educational institutions are also expected to instill the seeds of tolerance in their students. At [Ushuluddin UIN Bandung, which learns the basics of belief in Islam, students are invited to see Islam in a new way. The Dean of the Ushuluddin Faculty of UIN Bandung, Rosihon Anwar, encouraged the introduction of the meeting point of religions to students of the Religious Studies program. "We are trying to introduce students to the common platform or the term Al Quran, which is kaliun sawa, from existing religions. This is what we use to create peace," he explained. These students' study programs are often seen in interfaith activities in Bandung, such as book discussions or receptions for religious holidays. The Ushuluddin Faculty of UIN Bandung has at least 1,200 students, the most compared to other Ushuluddin faculties in Indonesia. Four other departments in this faculty, namely Aqidah and Islamic Philosophy, Al-Quran and Tafsir, Hadith Science, and Psychotherapy Sufism, also adopt a moderate Islamic approach. “Besides formality (religion) it can also be seen in terms of substance. The substance of peace, peace, mutual cooperation and so on," said the professor who regularly fills the spiritual shower on TVRI West Java. The author of Islamic books hopes that this approach can encourage youth to maintain diversity, especially in West Java. "So that West Java as a society that is famous for having someah culture or a culture of peace, to maintain peace on this Pasundan earth,"