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Academia 2 years ago

PREMIUM
Indonesia’s election and defending Islam ‘rahmatan lil ‘alamin’

Defending religious tolerance is a prerequisite for keeping a pluralistic country like Indonesia intact.

Society 2 years ago

PREMIUM
Detention of embattled Al-Zaytun head religious persecution, say activists

Police have named Al-Zaytun head Panji Gumilang as a suspect in a case that rights activists say is the latest example of the weaponization of the 1965 Blasphemy Law to shut down minority views.

Editorial 2 years ago

A bad compromise

The government may have quashed radical and intolerant groups like the Islam Defenders Front (FPI), but inconsistent enforcement of the law, if not failure to enforce it, will only embolden other groups to rear their ugly heads.

Academia 3 years ago

PREMIUM
Indonesia should lead by example on freedom of religion and belief in ASEAN

Many violations of religious freedom have occurred because intolerant actors feel empowered by a joint ministerial decree issued in 2006 that requires local resident approval for the construction of any new place of worship.

Editorial 3 years ago

Good tidings

This Christmas season has brought especially good news to the country’s Christians, both Protestant and Catholic, because for the first time since COVID-19 cases were discovered in Indonesia in 2020 they will enjoy full freedom to attend Christmas services in person.