Preventing Religious Radicalism in Indonesian Society (Case of Gunungpati Subdistrict, Semarang City)

Abstract

Terror acts always begin with the cultivation of radicalism. For this reason, it is necessary to take preventive measures to block the spread of these radicalisms. One form of radicalism that needs to be watched out for is social radicalism. Religious radicalism has recently shown an increase. This activity aims to foster a preventive attitude in order to counteract the streams of radicalism in the people of the Gunungpati District of Semarang City against the streams of terrorism and radicalism and provide input to the government regarding the forms of action that must be taken in order to provide legal protection for the people of the Gunungpati District of Semarang City against religious sects. -terrorism and radicalism. This activity is in partnership with the Ats-Tsaqofah Semarang Foundation as a community empowerment institution, especially in the development of religious morals for community members. The method used in the activity is the lecture and dialogue method, as well as focused discussion. In addition, the brainstorming method from the audience will also be used, as an effort to extract their initial knowledge about terrorism and radicalism. From this activity, it is hoped that preventive attitudes will grow to counteract the streams of radicalism that enter society.