We are proud to present Volume 18, Issue 1 (2025) of Kuriositas: Media Komunikasi Sosial dan Keagamaan, featuring original articles that explore the intersections of religion, communication, culture, and society in diverse Muslim contexts.

This edition showcases scholarly contributions from authors based in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the United States, the Netherlands, and Egypt, reflecting the growing global engagement with issues of religious moderation, intercultural dialogue, and socio-cultural transformation.

The articles featured in this issue discuss topics such as religious authority in matrilineal societies, intercultural communication in minority Muslim communities, digital religiosity on social media platforms, and performative expressions of Islamic piety and culture. Each study contributes to the advancement of interdisciplinary scholarship in the fields of religion, communication, law, and anthropology.