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“The application contradicts Minangkabau culture with its philosophy of Adat Basandi Syarak, Syarak Basandi Kitabullah [culture is based on sharia, sharia is based on Quran],” Irwan wrote in the letter.
Usman criticized the authorities’ argument that the ban aimed to prevent unrest. He stressed that it was the local administration’s responsibility to keep everyone, including the Ahmadis, safe in practicing their beliefs.
Why do many among Indonesian elites view their own country with a superiority syndrome over those in the Middle East and South Asia? This tendency has been more notable since the political change and sectarianism after the Arab Springs in 2011.
“I went to Karimun. The point is there is no intolerance issue there. The problem [with the renovation] is merely regarding its building permit [IMB],” Religious Affairs Ministry special staff member Ubaidilah Amin Moech said on Tuesday.
Everyone in the community needs to see that they have public libraries as one important capital that belongs to them and the whole community. Thus, public libraries can encourage a warm and open environment of cultural diversity to support tolerance.
