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PoliticsIndonesia works to weaken radical Islam through education New university aims to produce moderate Muslims, become international hub Indonesia's International Islamic University opened in 2021 in Depok, West Java. [1]

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has given food for thought for those observers focused on the risk that the Muslim-majority country hitherto proud of its largely secular democracy is becoming more Islamist. [3]

JAKARTA -- Religious intolerance is on the rise in Indonesia as conservative Muslims regain political clout ahead of general elections scheduled for April, a sign that the country is re-examining its Islamic foundations. [4]

Speech by Mr Jussi Niinistö, Minister for Defence, at the Security Policy Seminar National Defence College, Helsinki Baltic Sea defence solutions: Overview of the current situation of what has changed and where we are going Ladies and gentlemen, ladi... (translated from fi) [5]

JAKARTA — Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he was concerned by growing religious intolerance in the country with world’s largest Muslim population, which many analysts say his administration has failed to contain. [6]

AFP Pope Francis appealed Wednesday for religious unity to counter extremism and intolerance, as the longest tour of the 87-year-old’s papacy got into full swing in Muslim-majority Indonesia. [7]

Tensions in France between Muslims offended by caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad and President Emmanuel Macron's government, which defends freedom of expression, have spilled over into Indonesia, one of Asia's large Muslim populations. [8]

By Andreas Harsono/Aceh OCTOBER, 2003 - VOLUME 11 NO.8 By Andreas Harsono/Aceh OCTOBER, 2003 - VOLUME 11 NO.8 By Andreas Harsono/Aceh OCTOBER, 2003 - VOLUME 11 NO.8 By Andreas Harsono/Aceh OCTOBER, 2003 - VOLUME 11 NO.8 [9]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-09-18 · 41% match

Indonesia works to weaken radical Islam through education

PoliticsIndonesia works to weaken radical Islam through education New university aims to produce moderate Muslims, become international hub Indonesia's International Islamic University opened in 2021 in Depok, West Java.

[2] FI yle.fi · 2012-07-09 · 38% match

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While Finland does not have official Islamic theological seminaries, many informal schools are housed at Muslim congregations' premises.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-08-14 · 37% match

Economic nationalism eclipses Islam as key Indonesian election issue

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has given food for thought for those observers focused on the risk that the Muslim-majority country hitherto proud of its largely secular democracy is becoming more Islamist.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-01-07 · 37% match

Indonesia's conservative Islam regains clout ahead of elections

JAKARTA -- Religious intolerance is on the rise in Indonesia as conservative Muslims regain political clout ahead of general elections scheduled for April, a sign that the country is re-examining its Islamic foundations.

[5] FI defmin.fi · 2016-02-06 · 36% match translated from fi

Puolustusministeri Jussi Niinistön puhe Maanpuolustuskiltojen liiton turvallisuuspolitiikan seminaarissa

Speech by Mr Jussi Niinistö, Minister for Defence, at the Security Policy Seminar National Defence College, Helsinki Baltic Sea defence solutions: Overview of the current situation of what has changed and where we are going Ladies and gentlemen, ladi

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[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-08-19 · 36% match

Indonesian President Worried By Growing Religious Intolerance

JAKARTA — Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he was concerned by growing religious intolerance in the country with world’s largest Muslim population, which many analysts say his administration has failed to contain.

[7] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-09-05 · 35% match

Pope makes appeal on extremism as he launches Asia tour

AFP Pope Francis appealed Wednesday for religious unity to counter extremism and intolerance, as the longest tour of the 87-year-old’s papacy got into full swing in Muslim-majority Indonesia.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-11-07 · 35% match

Islam in Asia latest: Long-delayed Greece mosque opens for prayers

Tensions in France between Muslims offended by caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad and President Emmanuel Macron's government, which defends freedom of expression, have spilled over into Indonesia, one of Asia's large Muslim populations.

[9] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 39% match

Struggle Over Sharia

By Andreas Harsono/Aceh OCTOBER, 2003 - VOLUME 11 NO.8 By Andreas Harsono/Aceh OCTOBER, 2003 - VOLUME 11 NO.8 By Andreas Harsono/Aceh OCTOBER, 2003 - VOLUME 11 NO.8 By Andreas Harsono/Aceh OCTOBER, 2003 - VOLUME 11 NO.8

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-10-19 · 34% match

Indonesia’s Aceh to Close Churches after Pressure from Muslim Groups

ACEH SINGKIL, Indonesia — Authorities in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province said on Sunday several Christian churches would be shut down this week, just days after a mob burned down a church, killing one person and injuring several others.

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