Indonesia and Islamic Studies at the Meulborne Institute for Asian Large and Societies, The University of Meulborne.

PhD Research : Religious Philanthropy for Social Change ; A Case Study of Zakat in Modern Indonesia.

Educational Background

1.  PhD program at the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, in Indonesian History and Philanthropic Studies, Jan 2004-Sept 2008. (Funded by AusAid scholarship).

2.   Master Degree Program in Islamic Studies at the University of Leiden, 1996-1998, cum laude. (Funded by the scholarship of INIS, the Netherlands).

3.   Undergraduate Degree at the Department of Islamic History and Civilizations at The State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah (UIN) Jakarta, 1990-1995, cum laude.

4.   Islamic Boarding School (pesantren) at Darunnajah Jakarta, 1984-1990, cum laude.

Work Experience

1.   Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Culture (CSRC), Jan 2009 – now

2.   Executive Secretary for the Center of Language and Culture (in 2006 became the Center for the Study of Religion and Culture) of UIN Jakarta, 2000-2008.

3.   Lecturer at UIN Jakarta from March 1999 - present. 

4.   Global research coordinator for “Islamic Philanthropy for Social Justice in Muslim Societies”, from 2002-January 2004, State Islamic University Jakarta, funded by the Ford Foundation. The research was done in six countries: Egypt, Indonesia, India, Tanzania, Turkey and the UK.

5.   Editor of Journal KULTUR, the Indonesian Journal for Muslim Cultures, 2000-2003, and 2009.

Research Experience

1.   Research and seminar on Faith-based community foundation in Indonesia on the occasion of Senior International Fellowship Program held by the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, CUNY, New York, October-November 2009.

2.   Library and Archival Research on the History of Islamic Philanthropy in Indonesia, located in the Netherlands and hosted by and being a research fellow of the International Institute of Asian Studies (IIAS), February-March 2005. The research was funded by the Ford Foundation.

3.   PhD fieldwork in Indonesia, hosted by the center for the study of religion and cultures, State Islamic University Jakarta, July-September 2006, and funded by the AusAid and TRIPS travel scholarship from the faculty of Arts, the University of Melbourne.

4.   PhD fieldwork in Indonesia, August-October 2005, hosted by the center for the study of religion and culture UIN Jakarta, and funded by the Asia Institute, the University of Melbourne.

5.   Indonesia Research Coordinator on “Islamic Philanthropy for Social Justice in Indonesia”, from 2002-January 2004, State Islamic University Jakarta, funded by the Ford Foundation.

6.   Research coordinator. Baseline Studies and Institutional Analysis Gender Mainstreaming of State Islamic University Jakarta, funded by McGill project, 2003.

7.   Islam dan Gender: Analisa Kritis tentang Perempuan pada Masa Kolonial. Studi Kasus Surat Kabar Isteri Soesila Taman Moeslimah dan Perempoean BergerakJakarta. [Islam and Gender: Critical Analysis on Women at the Colonial Period], 2001, funded by the State Islamic University,

8.  Lead Researcher. Potensi Wisata Ziarah Islam di DKI Jakarta [Potentials of Islamic Religious Visits in the Province of Jakarta]. The Center for Language & Culture, Dec 2001. Funded by the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta.

9.  Research team member. Radikalisme Agama dan Perubahan Sosial di DKI Jakarta. [Religious Radicalism and Socio-Political Change in Jakarta]. Jakarta: The Center for Language & Culture, 2000. Funded by the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta.

10. Research for Master degree. The Ratu Adil Movements and the Search for Justice, Ratu Adil Movements in Banyumas Residency, Leiden University, 1996-8.

 Selected Publication

1.   Amelia Fauzia. Women, Islam and Philanthropy," in Indonesian Islam in a New Era. How Women Negotiate their Muslim Identities. Edited by Susan Blackburn et al. Melbourne: Monash University Press, 2008.

2.   Amelia Fauzia. Political-Social Movements: Millenarian: Southeast Asia. In Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Culture, Vol. VI. The Netherlands: E.J. Brill, 2007.

3.   Amelia Fauzia. Perspektif Perempuan dalam Filantropi Islam”, in Jurnal Galang, March 2007.

4.   Amelia Fauzia and Dick van der Meij, eds. Filantropi di berbagai Tradisi Dunia. Jakarta: Center for the Study of Religion and Culture, 2006.

5.   Amelia Fauzia et al. Filantropi untuk Keadilan Sosial. edited by Chaider S. Bamualim and Irfan Abubakar. Jakarta: Center for the Study of Religion and Culture, 2006.

6.   Amelia Fauzia. Challenge and Opportunity of Government Based Islamic Philanthropic Organization. in Chaider Bamualim, Irfan Abubakar and Cheyne Scott, eds. Philanthropy and Social Development. Jakarta: Center for the study of religion and cultures, 2006.

7.   Amelia Fauzia, et al. Baseline Studies and Institutional Analysis Gender Mainstreaming of State Islamic University Jakarta. Jakarta: McGill equity project, 2004.

8.   Amelia Fauzia. No Money No Worry Islamic Civil Society in Indonesia has a great Role to Play in Community Development. in Inside Indonesia, Jan-Mar 2004, p. 18-19.

9.   Amelia Fauzia. Inilah Realitas Politik Indonesia [This is the Reality of Indonesian Politics]. Media Indonesia newspaper. Jakarta, 7 June, 2004.

10.  Amelia Fauzia, et al. Philanthropy untuk Keadilan Sosial Menurut Tuntutan Al-Qur’an dan Hadith (Social Justice Philanthropy Revealed in the Qur’an and Hadith). Jakarta: Pusat Bahasa dan Budaya, 2003.

11. Amelia Fauzia and A. Hermawan. Ketegangan antara Kekuasaan dan Aspek Normatif Filantropi dalam Sejarah Islam di Indonesia [Tensions between the Authority and A Normative Aspect of Philanthropy in the History of Islam in Indonesia]. In Idris Thaha, ed. Berderma untuk Semua, Praktek dan Wacana Filantropi Islam, [Philanthropy for All, Practice and Discourse of Islamic Philanthropy]. Jakarta: Pusat Bahasa dan Budaya & Teraju, 2002, Pp. 157-89.

12.  Amelia Fauzia and Yuniyanti Chuzaifah, Apakah Islam Agama untuk Perempuan?Jakarta: Pusat Bahasa dan Budaya, 2003. (Is Islam Religion for Women?

Experience in Conferences and Seminars

1.   Short Course on Islam and Gender in Indonesia, PKPM in collaboration with NationalCenter for Excellent in Islamic Studies, Melbourne, March-May 2008. co-convenor.

2.   Indonesia Forum Roundtable Discussions, from 2006-2008, project officer, the University of Melbourne.

3.   International Conference on Islamic Philanthropy for Social Justice in Muslim Societies held by the Third Sector foundation of Turkey (TUSEF) and The center for Languages and Culture of State Islamic University Jakarta with collaboration of the Ford Foundation, at Istanbul, 1-3 September, 2004, as participant and moderator.

4.   Workshop on Islamic Philanthropy in Muslim Society held by the Center for Development Services (CDS) Egypt and The center for Languages and Culture of State Islamic University Jakarta with collaboration of the Ford Foundation, at 10-12 June, 2004, Cairo, as participant and co-committee.

5.   International Seminar on “Islam and the West One Year after September 11: Obstacle and solution in Search for a New World Civilization, 11-13 Sep 2002”, held by the Center for Languages and Cultures in collaboration with INIS (Indonesian Netherlands cooperation in Islamic Studies Islam and Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAF).

6.   Workshop Gender, Conflict and Peace, held by Cordaid, May 2002, as participant

7.   Seminar on Ethno-Religious Conflict in Indonesia: In Search of Roots and Solution, 24 November 2000, held by the CLC, as chief of committee.

8.   International Seminar on Religious Plurality and Nationalism in Indonesia, Leiden, 1997.

Selected Presentation

 “Faith and the State: A History of Islamic Philanthropy in Indonesia”, a joint Seminar held by Asia Law Center and the Center of Islamic Law and Society, 5 August 2008.

1. “Islamic Philanthropy in Indonesia”, guest lecture in the Contemporary Issues on Indonesia, coordinated by associate professor S. Adelaar, at the University of Melbourne, July 2008.
2. “Faith and the State: Struggle for Zakat Management in Contemporary Indonesia”, ASAA Conference, Melbourne, 7 February 2008.
3. “Islamisasi di Indonesia”, guest lecture, University of Sydney. 1 May 2008.
4. “Islam and the State in Indonesia: the Case of Islamic Philanthropy”, guest lecturer in the subject of Islam and the state, at the University of Melbourne, coordinated by Prof. Arief Budiman, 2007.
5. “Unity and Diversity”, A talk on the occasion of the launch of Indonesia collections, Coburg Library, 15 March 2007.
6. “Early Islamisation and Practices of Philanthropy in Indonesia,” at Postgraduate Conference in Islamic Studies, CILS, the University of Melbourne, 2007.
7. “Philanthropic Traditions of Pesantren.” a presentation at the Symposium on Islamic Schooling in Indonesia 27th–28th October 2006, Institute of Advanced Studies and Centre for Muslim States and Societies, The University of Western Australia Perth.
8. Traditional Practices of Islamic Philanthropy. Asean Graduate Forum on Southeast Asia Studies, 28-29 July 2006, held by Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore.
9. Islamic Philanthropic Practices between Traditionalists, Modernists and Islamists in the Indonesian Context. A paper presented at International Workshop held by the Faculty of Sociology Flinders University. 7-8 November 2005, and presented at the Postgraduate Conference held by the Center for the Study of Contemporary Islam. Melbourne University, 21-22 November 2005.
10. “Women, Islam, and Philanthropy in contemporary Indonesia.” Presentation at the workshop on Women in Indonesia. Monash University, June 2005.
11.  “Philanthropy, State and Islamic Institutions History of Islamic Philanthropy in Indonesia, 1850-1998”. Graduate Workshop on Islam in Indonesia held by Australian National University and the University of Melbourne. Mount Beauty, 19-22 November 2004. 
12. “Philanthropy, State and Religious Movements: Four Case Studies of Islamic Philanthropy Institution in Indonesian History”. Indonesian Forum 11th Postgraduate Roundtable. The University of Melbourne. 9 October 2004.
13. “Islam in Indonesia: Between Islamisation and Indonesianisation.” A Presentation at the Australian Volunteer International. Australia, 7 of October, 2004.
14. “Social Justice Philanthropy in Indonesia”, paper presented in the panel of "Towards Local Strategic Philanthropy to Achieve Social Investment and Social Justice in Muslim Communities”, at The Sixth International Conference of International Society for the Third Sector Research (ISTR). Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, 11-14 July 2004.
15. “Women, Islam and Development,” a public talk on the Women International Day held by the Australian Volunteer International (AVI). Australia, 9 March 2004.
16. “Report Framework”. Workshop on Islamic Philanthropy in Muslim Societies held by the Center for Development Services (CDS) Egypt and The center for Languages and Culture of State Islamic University Jakarta with collaboration of the Ford Foundation, at 10-12 June, 2004, Cairo.
17. “Islamic Philanthropy for Social Justice in Indonesia: Research Proposal”. Bali, June 2003.
18.  “International Terrorism: an Assessment of its Threats and Origins  (Study of Radical Islamic Movements in Indonesia)”, a paper presented at New Faces Conference September 11th one Year Later: the impact on Europe and the World, in Berlin, 27-29 September 2002, held by the Research Institute of the German Council on Foreign Relations, Berlin.
19. “Islamic Philanthropy for Social Justice in Muslim Societies”. Presentation at the head office of the Ford Foundation, August 3, 2002, New York.
20. “Javanese Female Circumcision in the Netherlands”. Presented at the Java Workshop XI, Passau University, Germany (June 1998).