Monthly Report Edition 11th (June 2008 )
The joint decree has multiple interpretations and is thus open to misunderstanding. However, in the decree the government acknowledged Ahmadiyah’s existence to the extent that it needs to be protected from the possibility of violence.

Monthly Report Edition 10th (May 2008 )
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

Monthly Report Edition 9th ( April 2008 )
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.

Monthly Report Edition 8th ( March 2008 )
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. While the film does not represent most Westerners’ opinion of Islam, the existence of extreme uneasiness toward Muslims or even the hatred of Islam in some quarters cannot be neglected.

Monthly Report Edition 7th ( February 2008 )
The Tempo Magazine case is an important story in this seventh edition of the Wahid Institute's Monthly Report on Religious Issues for January and February, Groups that are overly sensitive about the use of religious signs often end up elevating these symbols to a level of importance higher than the substance of the faith these symbols are supposed to represent.

Monthly Report Edition 6th ( January 2008 )
Monthly Report on Religious issues will detail violence and threats made against followers of minority faiths like the Shia Islam faith and the Ahmadiyah; the arrest of Al-Qiyadah Al-Islamiyah members in many places; and other cases related to the closing of places of worship.

Monthly Report Edition 5th ( December 2007 )
The Coordinating Body for the Monitoring of Religious Beliefs (PAKEM)’s decision not to prohibit the existence of the Ahmadiyah sect in Indonesia was met with strong resistance by the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) and the Indonesian Islamic Community Forum (FUII). Both organizations continue to put pressure on the Attorney General Office to review PAKEM’s decision.

Monthly Report Edition 4th ( November 2007 )
The Wahid Institute finds this to be a dangerous development.In the October-November 2007 issue of the Wahid Institute Monthly Report, we look at the background and implications of MUI’s fatwa.