May 13, 2026

Kamaruzzaman Bustamam Ahmad

Prof. Kamaruzzaman Bustamam Ahmad (KBA) has followed his curiosity throughout life, which has carried him into the fields of Sociology of Anthropology of Religion in Southeast Asia, Islamic Studies, Sufism, Cosmology, and Security, Geostrategy, Terrorism, and Geopolitics. Prof. KBA is the author of over 30 books and 50 academic and professional journal articles and book chapters. His academic training is in social anthropology at La Trobe University, Islamic Political Science at the University of Malaya, and Islamic Legal Studies at UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta. He received many fellowships: Asian Public Intellectual (The Nippon Foundation), IVLP (American Government), Young Muslim Intellectual (Japan Foundation), and Islamic Studies from Within (Rockefeller Foundation). Currently, he is Dean of Faculty and Shariah, Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Ar-Raniry, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.

Kajian Pilihan

Global Mind Al Gore, jaringan saraf digital planet, internet, Big Data, dan kecerdasan kolektif manusia.
10 min read

Global Mind: Al Gore dan Kelahiran Kecerdasan Kolektif Manusia

Kamaruzzaman Bustamam Ahmad May 13, 2026
Francis Fukuyama dan Politik Martabat: Membaca Krisis Identitas dalam Demokrasi Modern
24 min read

Thymos dan Politik Pengakuan: Membaca Francis Fukuyama tentang Identitas dan Martabat Manusia Modern

Kamaruzzaman Bustamam Ahmad May 12, 2026
A strategic investigation into how Vladimir Putin transformed KGB culture into the operating system of Russia’s permanent secret state.
69 min read

The Intelligence Civilization: How the KGB Shaped Putin’s Russia and the Modern Security State

Kamaruzzaman Bustamam Ahmad May 11, 2026
Aceh’s sacred journey to Mecca was more than pilgrimage; it became a transregional network of knowledge, reform, resistance, and diplomacy that shaped Islamic history in Southeast Asia.
7 min read

Aceh, Mecca, and the Sacred Networks That Shaped Islamic Reform in Southeast Asia

Kamaruzzaman Bustamam Ahmad May 10, 2026