Masyarakat mempunyai peranan penting yang berupaya menjadi agen perubahan dalam sesebuah negara. Potensi aktivisme sosial dilihat sebagai aktiviti dan tindakan proaktif masyarakat yang mampu memberi kesan terhadap perubahan sosial, ekonomi, dan politik. Walau bagaimanapun, aktivisme sosial merupakan bidang dominan di barat dan sering dikupas diluar lensa agama. Melalui kaedah sorotan kajian dan konseptual, artikel ini membincangkan penglibatan masyarakat dalam aktivisme sosial menerusi perspektif modal insan. Dapatan dari perbincangan mendapati bahawa kurangnya hubungkait aktivisme sosial dalam aspek modal insan yang berteraskan perspektif Islam. Aktivisme sosial tidak terhasil hanya disebabkan oleh pilihan peribadi masyarakat semata-mata, tetapi perlu diterapkan dengan modal insan yang berteraskan aktivisme dakwah, ilmu pengetahuan, kerohanian dan akhlak.

Masyarakat merupakan anggota penting bagi sesebuah negara yang mampu menyumbang kepada pembangunan dan tunjang kepada pembentukan perpaduan nasional. Masyarakat juga bertindak sebagai agensi sosial yang memainkan peranan penting melalui penglibatan aktiviti sosial. Namun, kita melihat pembangunan teknologi yang pesat memberi cabaran kepada penglibatan masyarakat secara aktif, di mana masyarakat turut memerlukan kemahiran penggunaan teknologi media baharu untuk mengambil bahagian dalam mana-mana aktiviti sosial secara dalam talian. Sungguhpun perspektif barat memberikan penekanan terhadap pembangunan ‘Masyarakat Bermaklumat’ dan sudut pandang ‘tekno-sosial’ yang mencerminkan peranan agensi sosial dalam penghasilan maklumat dan tuntutan kemahiran, perspektif tersebut terpisah dari lensa agama. Artikel ini membincangkan aktivisme sosial dan pemerkasaan penglibatan masyarakat dalam era media baharu menerusi teori dan sorotan kajian menurut perspektif barat dan Islam. Dapatan dari perbincangan mendapati Islam turut menekankan ilmu, pengetahuan dan kemahiran. Komiditi bukanlah matlamat utama kerana pemerkasaan penglibatan masyarakat perlu menitikberatkan pembangunan insan berlandaskan prinsip dan nilai-nilai Islam. Artikel ini turut menghuraikan fenomena aktivisme sosial yang banyak dikendalikan menerusi media sosial serta kesan dari penggunaan media baharu terhadap aktivisme sosial. Kata kunci: Aktivisme sosial, Media Baharu, Pemerkasaan Masyarakat.

Managing organization is associated with leadership as it also manages the social system in that organization and other compartments of division. Leadership alone does not assure that an organization may operate successfully unless there is smooth flow of communication. Communication is the biggest challenge in an organization because it involves going beyond mediated or un-mediated channels. The variation of authority level in management might affect the flow and the exposure of communication among members of the organization. The fear of being isolated for giving any opinion is another thing that still happens in our Islamic organization. The bonding of each member is far away from the value of 'Ukhuwwah 'while there are in existence groups in the organization that try to differentiate each other by name calling or status and some organizations are still seeking unlawful revenues which contradict the Islamic ways of organizational leadership. These are the obstructions that might hinder the development of Islamic leadership in our country. Thus, this paper attempts to discuss the challenges in the development of Islamic leadership and to offer some resolutions that the organization might implement.

The study of leadership has been long explicitly debated, specifically in social movements. While the discussion of social movement leadership has increasingly made its presence in digital media studies, it falls short of understanding religious socio-political action and in the nexus of religion. Moreover, the role of religion has continually been confined in the contexts of conflict, terrorism, and extremism. Based on the said argument, this article develops a systematic review of religion, digital media, and social movement leadership. The present paper follows the PRISMA systematic review protocol as a guideline for data collection and reporting. Data of articles were obtained from the Scopus database between 2010 and 2021. Findings indicate that religion is used both as an explanatory component to either rationalise conflict or to empower social movements. Religion plays a significant role in social movements that are mediated through digital media. Relevant studies have increasingly examined religion concerning online practices and in the context of social movements. The paper highlights that religiously embedded social movements can be examined using social movement and digital media perspectives. Nonetheless, it must extend the religious analytical lens to thoroughly comprehend the religious components, particularly when it involves religious social movement actors.

This research examines the usage of digital media technology in the frame of social awareness and change through social media management. Digital communication by implementing multi-level and channel for dissemination of information allows people and communities to communicate around the world, breaking down geographical barriers. The purpose of this research is to explore the potential of a designed campaign program for specific purposes which provides a platform of understanding and practical activities (skills) that have been applied in real communication work. Organisation of campaign information as part of life-long learning developed as an exposure to operation concepts and understanding that able to be delivered effectively towards communities. Employing quantitative methodology, a comprehensive survey questionnaire was meticulously administered to a diverse of 100 respondents among students and communities. This research adds to the body of knowledge on this study and emphasises its significance in a wider context. Survey questionnaires distributed and answered before and after course from the stimuli, where subsequently personal enhancement also had been ensued from the list of questions. This research found that empowering digital skills improved students and communities from lower-order to highercreativity order in designing e-Campaign on social awareness and change. This research advances knowledge on how digital skill empowerment can foster creativity and can be utilised as a resource by society including educators and instructional designers to better understand how digital media can support greatly in influencing audiences and navigating the social media management nowadays.

WhatsApp is the most popular social networking platform, allowing users to communicate with one another by sharing messages, emoticons, pictures, voice notes, and videos. WhatsApp users spend hours conversing with one another, giving information, and expressing private thoughts in what are generally described as deep and profound exchanges. The goal of the study is to gain a thorough understanding why individuals adopt WhatsApp applications in their daily lives. Other than that, the objective of this study is to investigate how does WhatsApp applications change individuals’ daily lives and to examine what is the potential of WhatsApp of which individuals may see it could be implemented in the future. This study uses qualitative methodology, with semi-structured interviews performed with five WhatsApp users selected through purposive sampling. WhatsApp users were chosen to participate in the in-depth interview. Five participants in total, two male and three female. The data analysis was manually coded to find the themes. The research finding highlighted that WhatsApp application is one of the popular applications of communication in Malaysia. There are a lot of changes and potential that can be implemented on WhatsApp application in the future because WhatsApp is technology of life.

Empowering students has become one of the primary goals of education in the 21st century. The implementation of digital skills connects student engagement, empowerment, achievement, and success. Da’wah can be done in various diverse ways, one of which is using social media. Thus, the present study aims to examine how digital skills empower students through the development of da’wah contents and students’ creativity skills in disseminating da’wah through e-Campaigns. This study employed a case study design on undergraduate students who develop da’wah contents for electronic campaign purposes. The method of data collection involves observation on students’ critical journal reflection, log diary, video skills assessment and web-based skills. Analysis was conducted thematically to examine how digital skills permitted students to establish e-Campaigns on da’wah. Survey questionnaires disseminated before and after course where students answered questions from the stimuli, and subsequently personal enhancement ensued from the list of questions. The study found that empowering digital skills improved students from lower-order to higher-creativity order in designing e-Campaign on da’wah. This study contributes to the understanding of how digital skills empowerments can be used to enhance students’ creativity and can serve as a reference for educators and instructional designers in understanding the needs of technology to immense support in automating various critical tasks.

Communication becomes a crucial element in human daily lives and activities. Same goes for organization in which communication is used to lead them disseminate information and establish relationship through communication. In communication, leading organization and public are two things that complementary to each other. Hence of different medium of communication, there are several elements to encounter in the development of website. Apart from that, by leading creativity through website, it also helps organization engaging with audiences 'perception align with organization objectives. This paper gives public relation views of how an organization may maximize the use of website in term of branding, providing smooth and clear navigation for audience and well as implementing the skills of online persuasion and its process that help to control and monitor the acceptance and perception of public. As a result, this could lead to the formation organization reputation. Another aim of this paper is to highlight the concept of leading aspects in creative way to disseminate information to the public. Thus, public relations practitioners should consider the concept to develop their organization websites.

Artikel ini membincangkan berkenaan keperluan mendidik masyarakat berkaitan kepentingan memahami strategi manipulasi naratif dan modus operandi yang dilakukan oleh kumpulan atau individu ekstremis. Kajian ini dilaksanakan dengan metodologi kualitatif dengan temu bual separa struktur. Ia merangkumi pelbagai latar belakang peserta kajian. Ia termasuklah pempengaruh dan tokoh agama, pakar bidang bahasa, pakar bidang tasawuf, pakar kendalian rehabilitasi ekstremisme, wakil Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM), pencipta kandungan digital media sosial, produser media digital, menteri terdahulu di Jabatan Hal Ehwal Agama dan wakil organisasi bukan kerajaan. Hasil dapatan kajian dianalisis menggunakan kaedah analisa tematik. Dapatan kajian yang diperolehi melibatkan pandangan peserta kajian dari pelbagai latar belakang sosial yang menyumbang kepada kepentingan untuk memahami strategi dan manipulasi naratif serta modus operandi kumpulan dan individu ekstremis. Tiga dapatan utama adalah berkaitan salah faham dan manipulasi naratif jihad oleh kumpulan atau individu ekstremis, keperluan memahami strategi manipulasi naratif kepada masyarakat serta pendedahan kepada modus operandi ekstremis.

Artikel ini membincangkan berkenaan inovasi dakwah dan kempen digital dalam kalangan pelajar Muslim yang terlibat dengan projek Service Learning Malaysia-University for Society (SULAM). Pembelajaran berkaitan dakwah dan kempen digital tidak hanya lagi tertumpu kepada aktiviti di dalam kelas. Khususnya, para pelajar perlu didedahkan dengan dunia sebenar. Ini adalah penting agar berlaku interaksi dengan institusi atau komuniti terutamanya dalam mengenalpasti dan menyelesaikan isu-isu sosial yang dengan menggunakan pengetahuan dan kemahiran reka bentuk dakwah elektronik dan kandungan kempen. Dapatan kajian adalah berdasarkan analisa tematik hasil dari soalan temubual tertutup (close-ended) yang melibatkan 180 orang pelajar dari Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia dari pelbagai latar belakang program pengajian yang terlibat dengan projek SULAM Dakwah Elektronik dan Kempen. Dapatan utama menunjukkan dengan inovasi dakwah dan kempen digital, para pelajar Muslim terdorong untuk menjadi lebih kreatif dan berkemahiran dalam menghasilkan video kempen sosial dengan integrasi dakwah, lebih cakna dan bertanggungjawab sebagai individu Muslim dalam menyampaikan dakwah dan kempen isu-isu sosial, serta berupaya membentuk hubungan sosial yang lebih kukuh dan kolektif dengan komuniti.

Pihak berkuasa secara berterusan telah menangani ekstremise melalui kaedah penguatkuasaan undang-undang dan langkah-langkah reaktif. Kertas kerja ini merungkai pelaksanaan kaedah dalam menangani ekstremisme melalui persepktif naratif alternatif sebagai wadah yang perlu digerakkan seiring pendekatan reaktif (seperti rehabilitasi esktremis dan penguatkuasaan undang-undang). Kaedah naratif alternatif perlu dilihat sebagai usaha proaktif agar ekstremisme dapat ditangani dengan lebih menyeluruh. Dapatan kajian ini berasaskan temu bual mendalam yang dijalankan dengan pelbagai pihak termasuklah pakar anti-ekstremisme, ilmuwan agama, pakar bahasa, pakar tasawuf, wakil Polis Diraja Malaysia, pempengaruh media sosial, pencipta kandungan, Menteri terdahulu di Jabatan Hal Ehwal Agama dan wakil pertubuhan bukan kerajaan. Gabungan pelbagai perspektif ini menyumbang kepada kefahaman menyeluruh tentang pendekatan dalam talian atau digital dan secara alternatif dalam menangani ekstremisme di Malaysia. Kajian ini menggunakan analisa tematik dan tema-tema utama dari dapatan kajian menunjukkan kepentingan klasifikasi audien, pendidikan dan kesedaran seiring dengan peranan media digital.

Kajian menunjukkan isu berkaitan ekstremisme di Malaysia sering ditangani oleh pihak berkuasa melalui penguatkuasaan undang-undang. Kertas kerja ini membincangkan kepentingan untuk menangani isu ekstremisme melalui pendekatan naratif alternatif mengambil kira platform media digital agar usaha untuk menangani ekstremisme dapat ditangani dengan lebih menyeluruh. Kajian ini dijalankan menggunakan kaedah kualitatif dengan temu bual mendalam yang melibatkan pelbagai latar belakang peserta kajian. Ia termasuklah pakar anti-ekstremisme, tokoh agama, pakar bahasa, pakar tasawuf, wakil Polis Diraja Malaysia, pempengaruh media sosial, pencipta kandungan media sosial, menteri terdahulu di Jabatan Hal Ehwal Agama dan wakil pertubuhan bukan kerajaan. Dapatan kajian yang diperoleh melibatkan pelbagai perspektif menyumbang kepada kefahaman yang menyeluruh dalam memahami perspektif dan pendekatan alternatif naratif digital berkaitan usaha untuk menangani ekstremisme di Malaysia. Hasil dapatan kajian dianalisis menggunakan kaedah analisa tematik. Tiga tema utama menekankan kepentingan segmentasi audien dalam usaha membangunkan naratif alternatif, pendidikan dan kesedaran untuk memperkasa tindakan masyarakat, penggunaan dan kemahiran teknologi media digital bagi tujuan naratif alternatif serta implementasi nilai-nilai bersama sebagai usaha yang perlu diterapkan dalam pembangunan naratif alternatif digital.

Isu ekstremisme secara berterusan ditangani oleh pihak berkuasa melalui penguatkuasaan undang-undang dan langkah-langkah reaktif. Dalam konteks Malaysia, kertas kerja ini mendokong pelaksanaan menangani isu ekstremisme secara pendekatan naratif alternatif agar tidak lah semata-mata bergantung terhadap pendekatan yang reaktif. Langkah ini adalah sebagai inisiatif dan usaha agar ekstremisme dapat ditangani dengan lebih menyeluruh. Dapatan kajian ini adalah berasaskan temu bual mendalam yang dijalankan dengan pelbagai pihak termasuklah pakar anti-ekstremisme, ilmuwan agama, pakar bahasa, pakar tasawuf, wakil Polis Diraja Malaysia, pempengaruh media sosial, pencipta kandungan, menteri terdahulu di Jabatan Hal Ehwal Agama dan wakil pertubuhan bukan kerajaan. Penggabungan pelbagai perspektif ini menyumbang kepada kefahaman menyeluruh tentang pendekatan dalam talian atau digital dan secara alternatif dalam menangani ekstremisme di Malaysia. Analisa tematik yang dijalankan menekankan kepentingan pembahagian audien, pendidikan dan kesedaran seiring dengan peranan media digital.

The way of reading news has evolved especially since the advent of the internet. Reading news from printed newspapers has long been abandoned and the majority of the world's population today reads through gadgets. This study examines students from three public universities in Malaysia which are Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) and Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM) in terms of interest in reading news and methods of reading. The students were randomly selected in this study and the selection universities are also by simple random sampling. Result showing that the majority of students do not read the news very often but if they do, they read it through a gadget. Meanwhile, international students tend to read news about their country of origin when continuing their studies in malaysia.

Kertas ini membincangkan sejarah dan perkembangan pendidikan komunikasi secara umum dan khusus di Malaysia. Sejarah dan perkembangannya di peringkat global dibincangkan merangkumi di Amerika, Britain, Rusia, Afrika dan Arab. Perkembangan rancak teknologi media mempengaruhi pendidikan komunikasi secara langsung, yang memperlihatkan keperluan mengadaptasi pengajaran dan pembelajaran bagi melengkapi mahasiswa dengan keperluan teori dan praktis. Di Malaysia, perbincangan dibuat dengan menelusuri sejarah pendidikan komunikasi serta mencakupi kecenderungan silibus yang diajar. Bahagian akhir kertas ini membawakan cabaran-cabaran terhadap pendidikan komunikasi yang memerlukan respon segera dari pihak universiti agar graduan komunikasi kekal relevan dalam cabaran industri media tempatan yang semakin mengecil.

Radicalism and extremism are tendencies and activities that may affect people from all walks of life. This includes university students who can be considered as a group of informed society due to knowledge they have and level of education, but may also be influenced by propaganda made by extremists. At the same time, Malaysia as an Islamic country has been perceived by the West as one of the countries that support radicalism and extremism. Hence, it is important for us to identify the status of radicalism and extremism among students and how classes at universities, especially Islamic universities help to reduce the influence of radicalism and extremism. This study conduct interviews with lecturers who teach Islamic courses in Malaysia to investigate how messages of de-radicalism are delivered in class at two universities namely Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) and International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM). A total of six informants were interviewed to find out the status of radicalism and extremism at both universities. Secondly, this study also identifies teaching method or communication approach applied in class to examine the effectiveness to deliver anti radicalism and extremism messages. The study concludes that the status of radicalism and extremism among university students is not worrying in Malaysia, hence there is no specific teaching method applied in class to share messages related to radicalism and extremism in class. However, we have identified approaches of teaching and learning among lecturers who involve in de-radicalism and those who are not. Mainly, lecturers who involve in de-radicalism share their knowledge and experience in “mass form” in class, while lecturers who don’t, share the messages in a more individual or interpersonal approach. In conclusion, although the status of radicalism and extremism is low among students in Malaysia, hence there is no specific teaching and learning method on this matter. However, there is a specific difference in terms of approach used by lecturers involved in radicalism and those who don’t.

Radicalism and extremism are tendencies and activities that can affect people from all walks of life including university students. At the same time, Malaysia as an Islamic country is considered by the West as one of the countries that supports radicalism and extremism or has such tendencies. Thus, this study looks at the role of educators, especially lecturers in Islamic universities in Malaysia to reduce radicalism and extremism among students. This study conduct interviews with lecturers who teach Islamic courses in Malaysia to investigate how messages of de-radicalism are delivered in class at two universities namely Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) and International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM). A total of six informants were interviewed to find out the status of radicalism and extremism at both universities. Secondly, this study also identifies teaching method or communication approach applied in class to examine the effectiveness to deliver anti radicalism and extremism messages. The study concludes that the status of radicalism and extremism among university students is not worrying in Malaysia, hence there is no specific teaching method applied in class to share messages related to radicalism and extremism in class. However, we have identified approaches of teaching and learning among lecturers who involve in de-radicalism and those who are not. Mainly, lecturers who involve in de-radicalism share their knowledge and experience in “mass form” in class, while lecturers who don’t, share the messages in a more individual or interpersonal approach. In conclusion, although the status of radicalism and extremism is low among students in Malaysia, hence there is no specific teaching and learning method on this matter. However, there is a specific difference in terms of approach used by lecturers involved in radicalism and those who don’t

Artikel ini membincangkan gerakan #NotInMyName yang pertama kali dimulakan oleh sekumpulan Muslim di United Kingdom pada September 2014 yang bertujuan untuk bertindak balas terhadap kumpulan ekstremis disamping menangani radikalisasi yang berlaku di dalam talian. Penulisan adalah berdasarkan kajian kes dan temubual bersama 15 peserta kajian yang terdiri daripada aktivis, ketua komuniti, imam, katib, penulis, jurucakap komuniti Muslim dan wakil organisasi Muslim di Britain. Analisis berbentuk tematik dilaporkan menerusi aspek struktur peluang (opportunity structure) dan tindakan kolektif. Dapatan kajian mendapati bahawa terdapat tiga struktur peluang utama yang memberi kesan terhadap mobilisasi sosiopolitik Muslim di Britain melalui gerakan #NotInMyName iaitu agensi Muslim dan Identiti, peranan teknologi dan media sosial serta peranan pemerintah, golongan elit dan individu berpengaruh

This study explores the reasons behind young Muslims' use of the TikTok application to share da'wah content, as well as their preferences and the social implications of this practice. The goal of the study is to gain a thorough understanding of the factors influencing this digital engagement and how they affect the growth of social responsibility among young Muslims. First, using qualitative research techniques like interviews, the study explores the factors that motivate young Muslims to use TikTok as a platform for da'wah content dissemination. Secondly, the study seeks to pinpoint the unique aspects of the TikTok application that appeal to young Muslims engaged in the spread of da'wah. Thirdly, the study looks at how TikTok affects young Muslims' social responsibility development. The research was conducted through qualitative semi-structured interviews and guided by Uses and Gratification Theory to shed light on thematic analysis. The research findings address the complex role that TikTok plays in the lives of young Muslims, revealing how this social media platform both influences and mirrors their religious and social identities and, in turn, affects how committed they are to community social responsibility.