David Akbar Hasyemi Rafsanjani

Photography is a powerful art and visual medium for depicting various aspects of life, including religious themes. In the context of religion, photography has an important role in capturing symbols, rituals, and the lives of religious people, and can be a medium to build understanding and tolerance among religious communities, especially in Indonesia. ICRS in collaboration with the Humanities Studies Study Program of Duta Wacana Christian University (UKDW) organized a photography discussion “Lintas Agama dari Mata Kamera”. read more

Hongsok Lee

Religion can create conflict, but it can also be a source of cooperation and peace (McBride & Richardson, 2012). If different religions work together to solve the problems that exist in the world, this is what many people expect from religion today. Environmental issues are one of the most urgent of the many problems that exist in the world today. Interreligious cooperation can help solve these problems.

The Monthly Conversation on Religion and Ecology in December 2024 focused on environmental education projects at MI Ma’arif Bego (madrassa) and SD Nahdlatul Ulama Sleman (elementary school). The project at MI Ma’arif Bego was carried out by Khusnul Harsul Lisan and his team, while the project at SD Nahdlatul Ulama was carried out by Mustamid and his team. The environmental education projects at the two schools focused on what to do with paper waste and food waste, respectively. The researchers and assistants of the project are all affiliated with Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Yogyakarta. read more