Research Article
The Role Social Media in Forming Religious Identity of Veiled Female Students in Higher Education (Study on Veiled Students Phenomena at College in Gorontalo)
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.1-10-2019.2291684, author={A Zaenuri and Lahaji Lahaji and H Yusuf}, title={The Role Social Media in Forming Religious Identity of Veiled Female Students in Higher Education (Study on Veiled Students Phenomena at College in Gorontalo)}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference on Islamic Studies, AICIS 2019, 1-4 October 2019, Jakarta, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={AICIS}, year={2020}, month={2}, keywords={social media religious identity burqa}, doi={10.4108/eai.1-10-2019.2291684} }- A Zaenuri
Lahaji Lahaji
H Yusuf
Year: 2020
The Role Social Media in Forming Religious Identity of Veiled Female Students in Higher Education (Study on Veiled Students Phenomena at College in Gorontalo)
AICIS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.1-10-2019.2291684
Abstract
Since the last five years, the growth of veiled students in higher education in Gorontalo has experienced a significant increase. Data from the research conducted by Gorontalo Muhammadiyah University on the growth of veiled students on the Islamic campus show an increase every year. In 2014 the number of female students worn Burqa was as much as 5% of the total students than in 2015 increased to 15% and in 2016 to 2017 the number of them reached close to 30-40%. This study investigates the role of social media informing the religious identity of the veiled female students in higher education in Gorontalo. By using a survey approach, this study is expected to find answers to the extent to which social media can form one’s religious identity. The theory used in this study is self constructs identity by Erickson. The results of the study show that social media has a role in forming the religious identity of veiled students in relation to following the edicts of scholars and admired figures.