MAARIF INSTITUTE FOR CULTURE AND HUMANITY

The founding statute of the Maarif Institute For Culture and Humanity asserts that it is a non-profit and non-governmental organization committed to being a cultural institution promoting the value of Islam, humanity, and keindonesiaan (Indonesianness). These three areas are the main and most important concerns of Professor Ahmad Syafii Maarif, the former Chairman of Muhammadiyah Central Board and the former President of the World Conference on Religion for Peace (WCRP), throughout his intellectual and activist life.

The MAARIF Institute is an inseparable part of the reform movement of Islamic thought in Indonesia resulting from the dynamic of humanity and its contemporary challenges. The growing complexity of the problems of humanity requires a new understanding  of Islamic teachings on  issues such as  democracy, human rights, pluralism, gender, interfaith and civilizational dialogue.