WASHATIYAH ISLAM AS A SOLUTION TO OVERCOME RACIAL CONFLICT

Abstract

Racial conflict is the clash of different racial groups due to colliding interests and cultures. This conflict usually occurs in a society consisting of various elements, such as ethnicity, race, religion, education, economy, politics, language and others who live in a group of people who have one government. One of the causes of racial conflict as mentioned in the theory of intercultural misunderstanding is due to incompatibilities in communication between different cultures, giving birth to negative stereotypes or prejudice against other parties. This study tries to put forward efforts to anticipate racial conflicts by actualizing the meaning of Islamic washatiyah, namely; (1) Theological Level, (2) Ideological Level; (3) The socio-political level so that the solution offered by Wasathiyah Islam in overcoming racial conflicts is found, firstly by establishing national brotherhood, fostering a sense of unity and secondly by removing bad prejudice and clarifying every problem or tabayun