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Society 1 year ago
PREMIUM
Ahmadiyah mosque closure in Garut raises religious freedom alarm
Authorities in West Java's Garut regency have again forcibly closed a building used by the Ahmadiyah minority community as a place of worship, citing public threats to do so, amid recent reports highlighting the worsening condition of religious freedom in Indonesia.
National 5 years ago
Democratic, Islamic values aligned in Indonesia, webinar hears
Democratic and Islamic values are intrinsically aligned in Muslim-majority Indonesia, experts and activists have said, amid growing concerns about a rise in religious conservatism that seeks to undermine the country’s democratic institutions.
National 5 years ago
'No one should be self-righteous': Jokowi emphasizes democracy, tolerance in annual address
“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.
Opinion 6 years ago
Education and Islamic authority
Around 90 percent of Indonesia’s 260 million citizens are Muslim. Most of them support the idea that Islam should have a public rather than private presence in everyday life, and for that reason, Islamic authority is not just an abstract for Indonesians; it has practical effects. But just what kind of role should Islamic authority play in public life?
Opinion 6 years ago
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Kindergarten contest behind promotion of intolerance
Although preschool education has not always aimed to instill religious discipline, this research finds a strong tendency that preschool institutions are being relied on as a place to instill religious teachings or worship and also as a means to exercise moral control.
