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Unesa.ac.id, SURABAYA - The Mandarin Language Center of the State University of Surabaya (UNESA) held a national seminar with the theme "Ramadan in China" at the Mandarin Language Center Headquarters on Jalan Prof. Dr. Moestopo No. 4 Surabaya on Wednesday, 27 April 2022.
The head of the UNESA Mandarin Language Center, Catur Supriyanto, M.Kes., Ph.D., said that the event was aimed at taking a closer look at and understanding the atmosphere and traditions of Ramadan for Muslims in China. It is hoped that it is not just about knowing Muslim traditions in the month of Ramadan there.
Furthermore, participants get an overview of the situation and development of the community there. Of course this can be helpful for participants who want to study in China. "From this speaker, we will be able to understand directly about the study and development of the country with the capital city of Beijing," he said.
Abdul Muin, S.Pd., UNESA FIO Alumni and Head of the Sports Division of the 2020 Indonesian Muslim Student Association Shanghai (Perseason) said that while he was a student in China. Although Muslims are a minority, many hold iftar events from the association of Muslim students studying in Shanghai, China.
“The association is like Ramadan Shanghai China, Bukber KJRI, Bukber Kemerdekaan. Not only that, but also the implementation of tarawih and Eid which took place in Shanghai, China were also carried out together. The family is very strong," he said.
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This was also expressed by Su'udut Tasdiq S.IH, L.L.M., Founder of Perseason Shanghai. For him, undergoing the month of Ramadan in China provides a spiritual experience for him. China is one of the countries where Muslims are a minority and has seasons that are fairly extreme. However, there is clarity between which foods are haram and which are halal. "Experiences like this provide spiritual strengthening and Ramadan feels more meaningful," he said.
Erlina Anggraini, S.Psi.I, M.I.d., PCINU China 2018-2020 administrator and a student of North East University Changchun said that there are challenges in doing fasting in China. Fasting is longer than in Indonesia, it lasts up to 17 hours.
Fasting there, he continued, has its own pleasures because fasting in a minority environment and in China still has mosques and iftar together in mosques in Changchun City. The event was moderated by Muhammad Farhan Masrur, S.Pd., MTCFL. UNESA Mandarin Lecturer and attended by a number of students from among the participants. [UNESA PR]
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