SBY’s indecisiveness has allowed the democratic process to be dominated by destructive elements. In this perspective, SBY’s presidency has been highly tolerant to what Appleby describes as religious illiteracy—a shallow and ignorant religious understanding which easily resorts to violence at times of sudden change or crisis.

The essence of democracy is its ability to achieve wellbeing for all of society.

“We wish to straighten out the dominant world view that Islam is violent.”

These thousands of teenagers from Aceh and Jogjakarta participated in direct discussion during the live video conference for peace, titled Being A Young Indonesian Muslim.

The most fundamental challenge for Indonesian pro-pluralism groups is to create equilibrium in relations between three important pillars.

Muslims in Moro, the Philippines, suffer from poverty due to economic and political marginalization.