Encountering religious radicalism in the Islamic Boarding School of Nurul Azhar Talawe in Sidrap District South Sulawesi

ENGLISH : The title of this research-based community services is the role of higher education to the issue of religious radicalism in the Islamic boarding school of Nurul Azhar Talawe in SIDRAP district, South Sulawesi. It explains the phenomenon of radicalism in Islamic boarding school. The main issues are that Islamic boarding school becomes the main basis for spreading radical doctrine through teaching Arabic literature and indoctrination. The purpose of this research-based community services is to map the potency of radicalism, and the way of higher education handle it. This research-based community service applies community-based research (CBR) approach. The findings are: 1) There is potency for radicalism in Islamic boarding school through a method of teaching and learning Arabic literature and indoctrination of students, 2) There is no connection between Islamic boarding school and community and 3) civic education subject does not work as a basis for counteracting radical teachings.