Campus Dakwah Institute

Campus Dakwah Institute (Lembaga Dakwah Kampus), often abbreviated as LDK, is an inter-campus student organization linking every university in Indonesia, aimed for the proselytization of Islam (dawah). Most of the universities in Indonesia is required to have their LDK branch. In each campus, the LDK branch can be different in its organization, in which different names are often employed, including Unit Kegiatan Mahasiswa Islam (Islamic Student Activity Unit), Islamic Spirituality (Kerohanian Islam), Islamic Studies Forum (Forum Studi Islam), and Islamic Spiritual Body (Badan Kerohanian Islam).^[1]

History

LDK emerged during the 80's as a body for the propagation of Islam at the universities, principally targeting students and the affiliates of academia, demographics which considered to be the strategic subjects for the societal changes from the perspective of their roles in the society.^[2] Its development can be traced back to the Soeharto regime's refusal of Masyumi Party's political participation, and the subsequent establishment of Dewan Dakwah Islamiyah Indonesia (DDII), an organization dedicated to Islamic propagation, by the former leader of Masyumi Party Mohammad Natsir. Penetration of DDII into the university campuses, primarily elite secular universities such as Bandung Institute of Technology, University of Indonesia, Bogor Agricultural University and Gadjah Mada University had initiated the formulation of LDK.^[3][4] Through the course of the history of Islam in Indonesia, LDK has been considered an indirect source of the rapid development of Islam in the late 20th century.

Interorganizational system

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