UIN Alauddin Makassar Establishes TOT to Encourage Religious Moderation in PTKIN

The PMB TOT (Training of Trainers Penguatan Moderasi Beragama) activity was the first TOT established by UIN Alauddin Makassar under the framework of PTKIN. Dr. H. Barsihannor, M. Ag., Muhammad Nur Akbar Rasyid, M.Pd.I., M.Ed., Ph.D., Waode Surya Darmadali Mangindan, S.S, M. Hum., and Sandra Dewi Dahlan, S. Pd., M.A., were among the four participant representatives from the Faculty of Adab and Humanities which are also lecturers of English and Literature Department. The conference was held at the Swiss-Bel hotel Makassar from Monday, October 10, through Friday, October 15, 2022.

The PMB TOT activity was attended by 37 participants, including university leaders, representative lecturers, religion and general lecturers from UIN Alauddin Makassar. Lukman Hakim Saifuddin, the Minister of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia from 2014 to 2019, and Alissa Wahid, were among the presenters. In addition to delivering material, debates and case studies regarding "Religious Moderation"-oriented content were also conducted.

How to instill the values of moderation in behaving and acting in the context of the nation, state, and religion, namely: 1) Humanity, 2) Public Welfare, 3) Justice, 4) Balance, 5) Constitution Obedient, 6) National Commitment, 7) Tolerance, 8) Anti-Violence, and 9) Respect for Tradition, is an important component of this activity. If we appropriately apply these nine life principles in our daily lives, we would be able to establish a harmonious and peaceful society.

Translated by Zulfikarni Bakrie