THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC SPACES AND INCLUSIVE ISLAM
The life of a plural and multidimensional society could run well when supported by public space which allows dialogical communication. Public space is seen as the melting pot of various groups of religion, politics, culture, economic, etc. bearing own interest. Habermas presupposes that the ideal public space can only be born into an ideal communication conditions, i.e. communication based on trust between the various parties in order to reach consensus to solve various issues and common goal through rational argumentation and way. However, such an ideal communication is difficult to be realized when minimalism of public space takes part. The minimalism takes over the development of public spaces covering institutions, actors, facilities, and ideas. In Indonesian context, Yasraf defines minimalism of public space through various phenomena such as the superficiality, commodification, banality, virtuality, transparency, and immorality. Such minimalism implies pessimism towards sustainability and the future of public space as the milestone in the creation of dialogic and democratic tradition. Public space minimalism becomes a threat to the life of the community which is built on plural and inclusive paradigm. In this context, inclusive Islam needs to be highlighted. Not only in the context of religious diversity, but also in the context of group diversity. Islamic inclusivism should be extensively interpreted in order to face the rapid development of the globe.