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Jakarta governor election results in a victory for prejudice over pluralism

Jakarta governor election results in a victory for prejudice over pluralism Alexander R Arifianto, Nanyang Technological University The long, divisive campaign for governorship of Indonesia’s capital...

149 Indonesians Deported from Turkey for attempting to join Islamic State

Turkey has deported 149 Indonesians since the start of the year on suspicion of trying to cross into Syria to join Islamic State, according...

Myanmar’s ‘Rohingya issue’ is a regional refugee crisis – ASEAN must...

Myanmar’s 'Rohingya issue' is a regional refugee crisis – ASEAN must intervene DB Subedi, University of New England In June 2012, communal riots between Myanmar’s Rohingya...

Indonesia: 2 Buddhists, 4 Muslims Caned in Aceh for Violating Sharia...

Under a scorching sun on Friday, two ethnic Chinese men became the first Buddhists in Indonesia’s Aceh province to be whipped for violating its...

Indonesia’s Minangkabau culture promotes empowered Muslim women

Indonesia’s Minangkabau culture promotes empowered Muslim women Sadiq Bhanbhro, Sheffield Hallam University In most of the Western world, the image of Muslim women is often distorted....

Spread of Islam in the Indo-Malay region – A Historic Overview

Post 9/11, Islamophobia started taking deeper roots and its echoes are reverberating throughout the world in different forms.  Recent attacks by the ISIS resulted...

Fighting back: How Indonesia’s elite police turned the tide on militants

JAKARTA – As the world battles a spike in assaults and plots by Islamist militants, Indonesia’s anti-terrorism unit is drawing praise for stemming a...

Over 100 dead as Earthquake Rocks Indonesia’s Aceh province

A strong earthquake has rocked northern Indonesia leaving as many as 100 people dead and several hundred injured. The 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the province of...

Sea of protesters swamp Jakarta

Tens of thousands of Muslims poured into central Jakarta today to protest against the city’s governor, a Christian accused of insulting the Koran, fuelling...

Islamic religious texts must be read in context to understand Blasphemy

Islamic religious texts must be read in context to understand blasphemy Ismatu Ropi, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta Indonesian police are investigating Jakarta Governor Basuki...