Politics of Religion

The historically hardline defenders of Islam plan to enter the political mainstream by softening their rhetoric and abandoning hate speech

As blasphemy convictions increase in this democratic era, election campaigning indicates little will change

An emerging conservative Muslim coalition is a force to be reckoned with in Indonesian politics

Aceh’s Commission for Truth and Reconciliation has an important, though delicate, mission ahead

Organisations like Wahdah Islamiyah envision an ‘Islamic’ citizenship for Indonesia

Yenny Wahid is the new face of moderate Islam

Aceh Singkil’s recent church burning may reflect common ways Indonesians have linked religion and region

A recent visit to Ambon shows that trade is helping to bridge the divide in a religiously segregated society

Government must act to halt growing discrimination against minorities

Rather than being merely the result of religious extremism, recent cases of moral outrage point to a wide range of current political and social problems

The challenges of governing ‘societal organisations’ pose difficult questions for Indonesian democracy

FPI thrives when mainstream Muslim groups remain silent

At its upmarket congress, Indonesia’s biggest Islamic party tried but failed to convince it has become an open and inclusive party

Doctrinal borders that divide traditionalist and modernist Muslims in Banjarmasin are breaking down, but slowly

The life and work of an Islamic teacher in Aceh shows that the struggle for gender equality is about much more than syariah.

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

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

From the Archives

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

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

In South Kalimantan local politicians target TV screens with strategically-placed messages for Ramadan