Waging a holy war against Corruption

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

According to the corruption perception index released by Transparency International this year, Indonesia is ranked 90 out of 176 countries, or two positions lower than in the previous year. To end the pervasive practice, many organizations are choosing to campaign among youths. In West Kalimantan, the nonprofit organization Gemawan has launched an anticorruption school (SAKsi)—an informal school aimed at providing information on efforts to eradicate corruption. In West Sumatra, Pemuda Muhammadiyah (Muhammadiyah Youth), has established a program for university students that teaches anticorruption as a form of jihad. Tempo English reports.

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Muhammadiyah’s Anticorruption School

The Muhammadiyah community has launched anticorruption schools-informal learning spaces where efforts to eradicate corruption are taught as part of a holy war. One such school was established in the Pariaman Regency, West Sumatra.

Ikbar Rizal, a postgraduate Islamic education student at the Imam Bonjol State Islamic Institute in Padang, West Sumatra, always finds time to discuss corruption with his futsal

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