The seal of the United States of America is inscribed with the Latin dictum E Pluribus Unum-out of many, one. It is our great strength that the American social fabric continues to weave together waves of immigrants to the United States and people from all backgrounds and walks of life as part of an indivisible community. We are a pluralistic Nation and a society that does not just accept diversity; we embrace it, and we are stronger as a result. We surmount the many challenges that we face by remaining committed to the American ideals of freedom, equality, and democracy, which transcend differences of religion, ethnicity, and place of birth. Since America's founding, our country and our ideals have been assailed by forces of hate and division, yet we remain strong, unified, and resilient.Throughout history, violent extremists-individuals who support or commit ideologically-motivated violence to further political goals-have promoted messages of divisiveness and justified the killing of innocents. The United States Constitution recognizes freedom of expression, even for individuals who espouse unpopular or even hateful views. But when individuals or groups choose to further their grievances or ideologies through violence, by engaging in violence themselves or by recruiting and encouraging others to do so, it becomes the collective responsibility of the U.S. Government and the American people to take a stand. In recent history, our country has faced plots by neo-Nazis and other anti-Semitic hate groups, racial supremacists, and international and domestic terrorist groups; and since the September 11 attacks, we have faced an expanded range of plots and attacks in the United States inspired or directed by al-Qa'ida and its affiliates and adherents as well as other violent extremists. Supporters of these groups and their associated ideologies come from different socioeconomic backgrounds, ethnic and religious communities, and areas of the country, making it difficult to predict where violent extremist narratives will resonate. And as history has shown, the prevalence of particular violent extremist ideologies changes over time, and new threats will undoubtedly arise in the future.
In regard to the rise of Islamic terrorism and fundamentalism, this paper aims to (1) explore the ways in changing jihadists' mind and behavior; that is, by guiding them away from “war situation” and by persuading them to conduct good deeds and to relate Islam to daily life such as by giving sermons on peace or helping others. To the convicted terrorists, the authors present the project findings showing that developing dialogs about humanity and peace could increase the level of cognitive complexity through which it can lead them to be more positive to others. (2) The authors also discuss religious fundamentalism and how to deal with it. Two studies revealed that although eliminating religious fundamentalism is almost not possible, there are still ways to lead them to have positive perceptions toward other religious groups. One of them is to make the fundamentalists believe that Muslims and Islam perceive non-Muslims in a positive way, instead of in a negative way.
In regard to the rise of Islamic terrorism and fundamentalism, this paper aims to (1) explore the ways in changing jihadists' mind and behavior; that is, by guiding them away from “war situation” and by persuading them to conduct good deeds and to relate Islam to daily life such as by giving sermons on peace or helping others. To the convicted terrorists, the authors present the project findings showing that developing dialogs about humanity and peace could increase the level of cognitive complexity through which it can lead them to be more positive to others. (2) The authors also discuss religious fundamentalism and how to deal with it. Two studies revealed that although eliminating religious fundamentalism is almost not possible, there are still ways to lead them to have positive perceptions toward other religious groups. One of them is to make the fundamentalists believe that Muslims and Islam perceive non-Muslims in a positive way, instead of in a negative way.
This study describes about the process of disengagement from terrorists in Indonesia using the Islah, an Islamic method of making a gathering between terrorism victims, terrorists in prison, former convicts of terrorism and their networks in order to build a bridge of communication within them. The activities of Islah consist of various forms such as, gathering with nationalism insight or focus group discussions and building individual friendships. The sincerity of terrorism bomb victims who had forgiven a terrorist before the meeting made the former convicts of terrorism cases feel guilty, and their hearts were touched. They cried and apologized for the actions of their friends and what they had done. Islah allows the disengagement between the victims and the terrorist to happen naturally. This study shows that Islah can be applied in Indonesia as a method of disengagement. Most participants felt sympathetic and apologized to the victims. The friendliness of the facilitator and stakeholders makes Islah more effective. Islah is an effective disengagement method with terrorism victims and perpetrators terrorism from same cases, but Islah is not easy for perpetrators from Poso, Central Sulawesi, because they also consider themselves to be victims. Islah has been part of the local wisdom of the Indonesian people and since the Kingdom of Majapahit era. Islah, as one characteristic Islamic method, is the key to the success of disengagement in Indonesia.
ABSTAKPT KA Pariwisata terus melakukan inovasi untuk menarik minat pelanggan, salah satunya dengan memperkenalkan KA Priority. Pelayanan yang ditawarkan KA Priority khusus diperuntukan bagi penumpang yang menghendaki kenyamanan lebih selama perjalanan. Interaksi penumpang dengan layanan yang diberikan menjadi pengalaman tersendiri bagi penumpang. Pengalaman penumpang dapat dirasakan melalui pengalaman pribadi (customer experience) maupun dari pengalaman menikmati layanan selama perjalanan (service experience). Prestise menjadi pertimbangan tersendiri bagi penumpang dalam penggunaan suatu moda berkelas seperti KA Priority dikarenakan kemewahan fasilitas yang ditawarkan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh variabel yang membentuk customer experience dan service experience yaitu sense, feel, think, act, relate, incentive, accessibility, convenience, utility, environment, benefit, trust dan prestise terhadap frekuensi perjalanan penumpang. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan penyebaran kuisioner kepada 150 responden dengan teknik random sampling. Data yang terkumpul selanjutnya diolah dengan model regresi linier berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan variabel yang berpengaruh terhadap frekuensi perjalanan penumpang adalah sense, incentive, convenience, environment dan prestise Kata Kunci: KA Priority, customer experience, service experience, prestise, regresi linier berganda ABSTRACT PT KA tourism innovate continuously to attract customers, one of them is by introducing KA Priority. The services offered by Priority KA are specifically intended for passengers who want more comfort during the trip. The services provided a special experience for passengers. The experience of passengers can be felt through personal experience (customer experience) and from the experience of enjoying services while traveling (service experience). Prestige is a consideration for passengers in using classy transportation modes such as Priority KA due to the luxury of the facilities offered.This study aims to determine the effect of variables about customer experience and service experience such as sense, feel, think, act, relate, incentive, accessibility, convenience, utility, environment, benefits, trust and prestige on the frequency of passenger travel. Data collection was carried out by distributing questionnaires to 150 respondents using random sampling techniques. The collected data is then processed using multiple linear regression models.The result of this study showed that the variables which influence the frequency of passenger trips are sense, incentive, convenience, environment and prestige.
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