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Affaf Mujahidah, S.Th.I., M.A.

Country: Indonesia

Religious affiliation: Islam

God made us into peoples and tribes so that you may "get to" know one another

Lecturer at the State Islamic University Prof. K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto

Affaf Mujahidah serves as a lecturer in Religious Studies Program in Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto State Islamic University. She was also appointed as the Secretary of the Department of Religious and Sufism Studies in the same institution. In 2022, Affaf initiated the establishment of SUARGA journal and has been the editor-in-chief ever since. She has also been involved in interreligious dialogue initiatives since her bachelor's programme, and has been involved in advocacy for minority communities ever since. She published at least two works regarding interreligious conflict, and conflict transformation. In 2018, her work entitled "The civic engagement and elite integration within Sunni Shii Conflict in Sampang" was published by Religio Journal, in 2021 she published a book "MLKI DIY and the challenge on two dimensions of social inclusion" as a part of a series "Social Inclusion and the Citizenship Advocacy" funded by Program Peduli, The Asia Foundation, and The Department of Trade and Foreign Affairs Australia Government.