Negotiating Social Identity Among Young Indonesian Muslims within the Digital Globalization Landscape
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Globalization mediated by digital technologies has transformed the social identity of young Muslim Indonesians into a dynamic process of negotiation rather than a fixed inheritance. Drawing on national survey data and Scopus-indexed publications, this study examines how digital platforms serve as primary arenas for identity construction, performance, and contestation. Three prominent phenomena urban hijrah, populist Salafism, and moderate digital da‘wah illustrate the tension among personal piety, lifestyle commodification, and disrupted religious authority. Algorithm-driven echo chambers further fragment religious discourse, fostering both exclusive and inclusive expressions of Islam. Consequently, contemporary young Muslim identity in Indonesia is polycentric, shaped by complex interactions among Islamic values, global pop culture, consumerism, and social media algorithms. These findings challenge linear secularization models and underscore the need for Islamic education reforms that integrate digital ethics (Adab al-Raqmiyyah) to foster critical reflection, moral discernment, and prophetic communication in the digital sphere.
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