Abstract: "The paper focuses on the contestation among the moderate, the radical, and the liberal Indonesian Islamic groups in cyberspace. This study aims to find the typology and expression of each group in Indonesian cyber Islam. It is important to understand the position of each group in Indonesian communities, especially in the aftermath of the Election of Jakarta Governor in 2017, in which many important identities, ideologies, and discourses are contested in contemporary Indonesian Islam. Many groups make their own cyberspace as a new battleground in order to show and propagate their existence, as they realize that the winner of the cyberspace battle will give a huge impact on the face of Indonesia in the future. Using content analysis of news and articles in online media, this paper found typology and expression of Indonesian cyber Islam. By finding the typologies and expressions, this paper shows that all Islamic groups nowadays make their own cyberspace as a new battleground in order to show and propagate their existence. The paper argues that the cyber contestation is motivated not only by religious or primordial sentiments, but also by practical political interests. This contestation not only gave rise to new actors, but also shifted established actors in the face of Indonesian Islam."

Tags: Indonesia Internet, Research, Identity, Politics