Politics of “Shared Space”

Public life cannot be built healthily if narcissism continues to grow in society. We need to break through narrow and exclusive bubbles and build bridges that can connect all groups in “shared space.”

PANDU LAZUARDY PATRIARI

Ulil Abshar Abdalla

Today Muslims begin the annual sacred ritual of fasting. Although this ritual is practiced in almost every world religion, each has its own unique way of practicing it. The same can be said for every Muslim community in the world. While the basic procedure for fasting is uniform everywhere, these rituals are practiced in a variety of cultural contexts. Muslims from all over the world give this ritual their own color.

In other words, fasting is one form of the well-known phrase unity in diversity, diversity in unity. In Indonesia, fasting is also practiced with its own distinct cultural traditions. One of which is bukber (short for buka bersama; breaking-of-the-fast together).