Pandemi dalam Worldview Islam; Dari Konsepsi ke Konspirasi

In order to face the challenge of COVID-19 Pandemic, Muslims are demanded to execute Health Protocols in accordance with the Worldview of Islam. Through the conceptualization of ‘Pandemic’ in Worldview of Islam, Muslims are able to find several crucial elements constructing ‘Pandemic’ based on a proper comprehension of their Theological Foundation. This paper will re-examine the concept of Pandemic utilizing Worldview of Islam as an analytical framework; started from an enquiry of Pandemic concept in Quran and Prophetic Tradition, altogether with a reflection from the great legacy of Islamic Civilization in Medical Issues. As such, some issues related to the ‘conspiracy theory’ related to COVID-19 will also discussed, before finally ended with a brief note regarding ‘New Normal’ code.

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REORIENTASI KURIKULUM PAI DI MADRASAH: STUDI ANALISIS LANDASAN PENGEMBANGAN KURIKULUM PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM

Reflektika ◽

10.28944/reflektika.v13i1.69 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 38

Author(s):

Muhammad Arbain ◽

Badrut Tamam

Keyword(s):

Religious Education ◽

Development Process ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Philosophical Foundation ◽

Analysis Method ◽

Education Curriculum ◽

Theological Foundation ◽

Islamic Civilization ◽

Psychological Foundation ◽

Technology Foundation

Islamic religious education curriculum must have a strong foundation in its development process. The foundation plays important role to maintain the curriculum. Therefore, the curriculum developers need to establish a firm foundation in curriculum development used in madrasahs. This paper employs descriptive-analysis method in finding the foundations of the curriculum. Result shows that there are seven basic foundations in developing the curriculum, theological foundation (religion), philosophical foundation, ideological foundation, psychological foundation, sociological foundation, science and technology foundation and organizational foundation. With those foundations, madrasahs now have the firm base to foundation in determining the direction for their institutions and remain upright from the onslaught of globalization. The foundations will at least make madrasahs future-oriented in the development of Islamic civilization both nationally and internationally.

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Evolution of the plandemic communication network among serial participants on Twitter

New Media & Society ◽

10.1177/14614448211050928 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 146144482110509

Author(s):

Yu Xu ◽

Yao Sun ◽

Loni Hagen ◽

Mihir Patel ◽

Mary Falling

Keyword(s):

Communication Network ◽

Social Order ◽

Dynamic Network ◽

Anger Expression ◽

Analytical Framework ◽

Structural Features ◽

Network Evolution ◽

Conspiracy Theory ◽

Political Preference ◽

New Social Order

The coronavirus pandemic has been accompanied by the spread of misinformation on social media. The Plandemic conspiracy theory holds that the pandemic outbreak was planned to create a new social order. This study examines the evolution of this popular conspiracy theory from a dynamic network perspective. Guided by the analytical framework of network evolution, the current study explores drivers of tie changes in the Plandemic communication network among serial participants over a 4-month period. Results show that tie changes are explained by degree-based and closure-based structural features (i.e. tendencies toward transitive closure and shared popularity and tendencies against in-degree activity and transitive reciprocated triplet) and nodal attributes (i.e. bot probability and political preference). However, a participant’s level of anger expression does not predict the evolution of the observed network.

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A Trial Consultant's View of the Medical Expert Witness

Guides Newsletter ◽

10.1001/amaguidesnewsletters.2013.julaug03 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 7-10

Author(s):

Deborah Rutt ◽

Kathyrn Mueller

Keyword(s):

Nonverbal Communication ◽

Expert Testimony ◽

Medical Literature ◽

Expert Witness ◽

Personal Injury ◽

Expert Witnesses ◽

Good Teacher ◽

Medical Expert ◽

Medical Terms ◽

Medical Issues

Abstract Physicians who use the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (AMA Guides) often serve as medical expert witnesses. In workers’ compensation cases, the expert may appear in front of a judge or hearing officer; in personal injury and other cases, the physician may testify by deposition or in court before a judge with or without a jury. This article discusses why medical expert witnesses are needed, what they do, and how they can help or hurt a case. Whether it is rendered by a judge or jury, the final opinions rely on laypersons’ understanding of medical issues. Medical expert testimony extracts from the intricacies of the medical literature those facts the trier of fact needs to understand; highlights the medical facts pertinent to decision making; and explains both these in terms that are understandable to a layperson, thereby enabling the judge or jury to render well-informed opinions. For expert witnesses, communication is everything, including nonverbal communication that critically determines if judges and, particularly, jurors believe a witness. To these ends, an expert medical witnesses should know the case; be objective; be a good teacher; state opinions clearly; testify with appropriate professional demeanor; communicate well, both verbally and nonverbally; in verbal communications, explain medical terms and procedures so listeners can understand the case; and avoid medical jargon, finding fault or blaming, becoming argumentative, or appearing arrogant.

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