Mizan’s history in a nutshell Mizan –an Arabic word originally means “balance”– was established in 1983 by three university students and two of their seniors. It originally aimed at developing a new genre of Islamic literature in Indonesia. Beginning with publishing only translated foreign books of prominent Muslim writer’s, the character of Mizan’s book has gradually taken the shape of modern and seriously written books representing differing Islamic views. In response to the needs of its fast growing business, Mizan established Mizan Publika as the holding company in 1999 and launched its reengineering program in 2001. Since then, Mizan has been divided into autonomous and dynamic units that enable it adapt to the rapidly changing business environment. This reengineering program has launched various strategic business units, such as Mizan Publishing House (PT Mizan Pustaka), DAR! Mizan Publishing House (PT Mizan Bunaya Kreativa) and Hikmah Publishing House. From a mere thre