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This experimental research was motivated by the lack of attractiveness of Arabic learning compared to other foreign language learning caused by the use of monotonous learning methods. This study aimed to determine the understanding of isim mausul after the application of the historical story of the Prophet Muhammad's migration to Medina. This study used a quantitative pretest and post test. The sample that the researcher examined was eight students of class XII Language with different educational backgrounds. The technique of collecting data through observation was by observing the teacher's way of learning isim maushul in class. conducting interviews and giving questionnaires to students about isim maushul. Meanwhile, the data analysis technique used a comparison with the SPSS application which aimed to find out before and after learning isim maushul with historical stories. The result of this study indicated that the application of historical stories to learning isim maushul is quite well apllied in SMA Muhammadiyah 2 Sidoarjo. This was evidenced by the score at the pretest the student got an average score (42.00) which was in the less category while the score at the postest got an average value (61.50) which was in the sufficient category, therefore the difference (19.50) and showed an increase in the score previously. The researcher suggested to arabic teachers to use this method in learning isim maushul because this learning may provide the examples in daily life, so learning will be fascinating and not monotonous.

The present study aims to identify teachers' perceptions of mobile devices use in Arabic learning at junior high schools. Employed a qualitative method with a case study, 24 Arabic language teachers from various junior high schools in the South Tangerang City involved in this study selected by using a random sampling method. Based on the teacher perspectives, the results of the study reveal that the use of mobile devices facilitates students in understanding Arabic lessons and increase their motivation for learning. Time limitations and large classroom sizes were obstacles that decrease teachers’ interest to integrate mobile devices into classroom activities. Reading is by far the main language skill taught by teachers and there is a less focus on productive skills such as speaking and writing. The students have less attention and motivation for learning Arabic while the teachers have attempted to deal with this problem by several measures.The characteristic of Arabic language differs from each context. However, whether for inside or outside classroom activities, active methods are of particular importance for Arabic learning. Arabic teaching and learning practices facilitated by mobile devices require careful planning for a successful implementation lead to more active and effective learning of Arabic.

The online tutorial is one of the learning support services that support students to learn independently at distance learning. This study describes the planning, processing, and evaluating the online tutorial in the Islamic Education course at Universitas Terbuka. The methodology that is used in this study is the qualitative descriptive by case study. Data was gained from observations, interviews, and documentary study. The study found that (1) the planning of online tutorial was conducted by developing the tutorial activity planning, tutorial activity unit, and tutorial materials, (2) the process was conducted in 8 initiations that consisted of initializing materials, discussion, and task in the 3rd, 5th, and 7th initiations, and (3) the evaluation score was taken from some activities including discussions and task submissions. This research is limited to one semester with limited samples and general observations so that further research should investigate the same topic more deeply with more classes and semesters.

The Shi’a minority encounters different kind of treatments from the Sunni majority in several regions in Indonesia; some falls into series of violent discriminative conflicts, while the other live in peace. The Sampang Shi’a community has encountered the first kind of treatments, whereas the Shi’a community in Yogyakarta is able to get a safe environment. The disjuncture comes from the different policies enacted by the respective regional governments. This study tries to describe the differences of the policies from the regional governments and uncover the factors structuring them. In doing so, this qualitative study approaches the issue through a case study using the theory of conflict proposed by Ralf Dahrendorf and functional theory of Lewis A. Coser. This study finds some factors leading to the different form of treatments of Sunnī majority towards the Shi’a minorities of Sampang and Yogyakarta, including: social, cultural, political, economic, and some other external factors. Furthermore, it also suggets that to cope with the discrimination issue towards the minority, the government could consider to implement the politics of multiculturalism proposed by Charles Taylor.

Konsep kebudayaan secara fundamental-komperhensif telah dikenalkan oleh para ahli antropologi pada pertengahan abad 19 terutama Edward Burnet Taylor (1871), Bapak Antropologi Dunia yang menyatakan pemikirannya mengenai terminologi kebudayaan secara definitif; That complex whole which imcludes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and play other capabilities and habits acquiered by man as a member of society.

Competition in education becomes inevitable, many educational institutions are abandoned by customers so that the negative dynamics of some educational institutions. Meanwhile, Islamic educational institutions, especially madrassas, are still overwhelmed by second-class education institutions with a favorable level under public education institutions. There are still many people who are lacking or even not yet know madrasah. Therefore, many changes have to be made, especially madrasah related to the management pattern. Madrasahs as education service providers need to learn and have a passion for increasing customer satisfaction because education is a circular process that is facing each other and sustainable. The madrasah initiative starts from finding out. In a world full of innovation, competition and expansion, marketing terms need to be redefined. The marketing of educational services in Madrasahs does not necessarily mean commercialization, but prioritizes quality education, and provides excellent service to its stakeholders, thereby providing satisfaction to the community that can be beneficial in increasing the "selling point" of Madrasahs. Keywords: Educational Services, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Mix.