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View all search resultsSetara Institute runs a periodic survey of the most tolerant cities around the country, which includes measuring the relationship between majority and minority religious communities. Cilegon has consistently ranked low in the survey in recent years.
The recent government crackdown on hardline Muslim mass organization Khilafatul Muslimin, which is thought to have either funded or is affiliated with a number of educational institutions throughout the country, has sown fresh concerns over the threat of intolerant education in schools.
More than 5,000 people have signed a Change.org petition to “protect freedom of religious belief and worship in Indonesia,” following the destruction of a mosque belonging to the minority Ahmadiyah community.
Dozens of university and high school graduates from across the country formed the Alumni for Indonesia organization on Monday to address concerns about the country’s potential tilt toward social and political tribalism.
“Democracy guarantees freedom, but it is only for freedom that respects other people’s rights. No one should be self-righteous and blame others. No one should think of themselves as the most religious,” President Jokowi has said.
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