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Regulating worship

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When Nahdlatul Ulama members killed communists, they believed they were doing it for God

The Nahdlatul Ulama congress in Makassar arrests the slide away from liberal views but shows the organisation's vulnerability to outside political interference

Recent attacks on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender meetings reveal the growing influence of Islamist groups and highlight unequal protection of citizenship rights

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Greg Fealy (ii65: Jan-Mar 2001) interviews the leader of a new, radical and militant sect

Violence at the National Monument in Jakarta almost caused a conflict between Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah in Lamongan

The Chinese Muslim community in Surabaya even has its own mosque

Pesantren progressives defend constitutional religious freedoms

The people of Poso are rebuilding their lives.

Democracy is feasible, but only if Indonesia’s democrats take on the elite.

Indonesia’s Muslim educators support democracy, but grapple with how to make that commitment consistent with Islamic law.

The rise, fall, and re-branding of a celebrity preacher

Understanding the Indonesian Council of Ulamas

Despite an impression that Islam has lately become a potent force of opposition, GREG BARTON thinks many Muslims have a stake in the status quo.Read More

What are the prospects of Islamic opposition? How democratic will it be? GEORGE ADITJONDRO finds much to be hopeful about.Read More

DJOHAN EFFENDI explores the paradox of young progressives in Indonesia's most traditional Islamic organisation.Read More

In this snapshot of politics at the end of January, ARIEF BUDIMAN worries that the embryonic alliance between Amien Rais and Megawati remains vulnerable to government attack.Read More

Indonesia has made only some legislative progress toward religious freedom, but the greatest freedom is the openness of debate.

Some Christian and Muslim leaders view the new Ministerial Decree on Houses of Worship as restrictive.

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Featured Photo Essay

Bandung’s government opts for a religious program that matches the city’s character
Read More

A Christian church is asserting its democratic rights by suing the mayor of Depok
Read More

Despite an impression that Islam has lately become a potent force of opposition, GREG BARTON thinks many Muslims have a stake in the status quo.
Read More

What are the prospects of Islamic opposition? How democratic will it be? GEORGE ADITJONDRO finds much to be hopeful about.
Read More

DJOHAN EFFENDI explores the paradox of young progressives in Indonesia's most traditional Islamic organisation.
Read More

In this snapshot of politics at the end of January, ARIEF BUDIMAN worries that the embryonic alliance between Amien Rais and Megawati remains vulnerable to government attack.
Read More