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Monthly Report on Religious Issues X

Waiting For the Demise of the FPI

Untitled Document At least 70 activists from the National Alliance for Freedom of Religion were seriously injured when they were attacked by the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) and Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) – under the banner of the Islamic Defenders Command (KLI) – during Pancasila celebrations at Monas earlier this month.
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Monthly Report on Religious Issues IX

Delay of Ahmadiyah ban, radical groups up pressure on central government

The government then promised to immediately issue the decree but had not done so by Sunday, May 5. The movement to ban Ahmadiyah has been driven by several hard-line Muslim groups, including the Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) and some officials within the Religious Affairs Ministry, and therefore it is only natural that they would be disappointed over the delay. They are expected to increase violent acts against Ahmadiyah.
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A Counter-Movement to Political Islam

In recent years Indonesia has seen the development of a network of various Muslim NGOs that convey a contemporary understanding of Islam, working to counter the advance of Islamization.
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Monthly Report on Religious Report VIII

Fitna: Dealing with provocation

A short but provocative film by Dutch right-winger Gert Wilders claiming that recent terrorist acts by Muslims against Western targets had their origin in verses from the Quran could lead to new tension between Islam and the West.
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Indonesia: Young Christians attend Islamic boarding school

the course was to designed to establish understanding between Christians and Muslims.
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Sect ban will 'escalate violence'

He warned the President that a formal ban on Ahmadiyah would be a serious violation of the Constitution, which could lead to his impeachment.
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Joining the Caravan?: The Middle East, Islamism and Indonesia

There are similarities between the radical Islamic movements in Indonesia and the Middle East.
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Wahid: A 'prophet' welcomed abroad

While within Indonesia, Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid may be ridiculed by both his opponents and former trusted friends and aides, internationally he is still highly respected.
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