Muslim Youth Movement and Local Farmers: Case of Remaja Masjid Nurul Ashri Yogyakarta
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https://doi.org/10.14421/7gcrh994Keywords:
Muslim Youth Movement, Agricultural Injustice, Local Farmer, Alternative Actor, Food DistributionAbstract
Abstract
While scholarly attention on Muslim youth initiatives often centers on political identity, their engagement role in addressing critical climate disruptions and market-driven agricultural injustices remains under-researched. This article investigates the norms and practices of the urban Muslim youth community at Masjid Nurul Ashri, Yogyakarta, in supporting marginalized local farmers. Utilizing Anna M. Gade’s framework of Muslim environmentalism as a dedicated religious practice, this descriptive-qualitative inquiry examines how Islamic virtues transform into alternative food distribution systems. The findings demonstrate that by operationalizing principles of ta’awun (mutual cooperation), mashlahah (public interest), and al’adalah (justice), these youth successfully construct an alternative moral economy that circumvents exploitative secular middlemen and neoliberal market structure, offering a replicable model for community-based food sovereignty.
Keyword: Muslim Youth Movement, Agricultural Injustice, Local Farmer, Alternative Actor, Food Distribution
Abstrak
Meskipun perhatian akademis terhadap inisiatif pemuda Muslim sering kali berpusat pada identitas politik, peran mereka dalam mengatasi gangguan iklim dan ketidakadilan pasar pertanian yang digerakkan oleh logika pasar masih kurang diteliti. Artikel ini menyelidiki norma dan praktik komunitas pemuda muslim perkotaan di masjid Nurul Ashri, Yogyakarta, dalam mendukung petani lokal yang termarjinalkan. Menggunakan kerangka kerja Anna M. Gade mengenai environmentalisme Muslim sebagai praktik keagamaan, penelitian deskriptif-kualitatif ini menguji bagaimana kebajikan Islam ditransformasikan menjadi sistem distribusi pangan alternatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dengan mengoperasionalkan prinsip ta’awun (gotong royong), mashlahah (kemaslahatan publik), dan al-‘adalah (keadilan), para pemuda ini berhasil membangun ekonomi moral alternatif yang menghindari tengkulak sekuler yang eksploitatif dan struktur pasar neoliberal, sekaligus menawarkan model kedaulatan pangan berbasis komunitas yang dapat direplikasi.
Kata kunci: Gerakan Pemuda Muslim, Ketidakadilan Agrikultur, Petani Lokal, Alternatif Aktor, Distribusi Pangan
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