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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. [1]

Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali on Wednesday refuted claims that the Indonesian government had a poor record protecting minorities, calling Indonesia “the most tolerant country in the world.” Suryadharma was responding critical... [2]

YANGON—In a meeting with the Sangha Maha Nayaka, the country’s highest Buddhist authority, in Yangon on Wednesday, Pope Francis joined Myanmar’s leading Buddhist monks to stress the role of religious leaders in fostering peace and harmony. [3]

Global Church News - Islamic State attacks the Christian village of Teleskuf, in the Nineveh plain May 04, 2016 Early Tuesday morning, Islamic State (IS) fighters launched a heavy attack against a Christian village near Alqosh, in the plain of Nineve... [4]

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]

They came in the tens of thousands. Clad mostly in white and waving black flags, the demonstrators came to demand the arrest of Jakarta's popular elected Gov. Basuki Tjahaja Purnomo, who is a Christian and ethnically Chinese. [6]

BANDUNG — A spate of mysterious attacks on Islamic clerics, schools and mosques in Indonesia in recent weeks has ramped up tensions as the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country heads into provincial elections and a presidential poll next year... [7]

PoliticsIndonesian hard-line Islamist groups flex their muscles Growing protest movement against Jakarta governor challenges political establishment Protesters chanting during the Dec. [8]

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[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-08-19 · 53% 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.

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2012-05-24 · 49% match

Indonesia ‘Most Tolerant Country in the World’: Religious Minister

Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali on Wednesday refuted claims that the Indonesian government had a poor record protecting minorities, calling Indonesia “the most tolerant country in the world.” Suryadharma was responding critical

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-11-29 · 46% match

Pope Francis, Senior Buddhist Monks Stress Religious Leaders’ Role in Fostering Peace

YANGON—In a meeting with the Sangha Maha Nayaka, the country’s highest Buddhist authority, in Yangon on Wednesday, Pope Francis joined Myanmar’s leading Buddhist monks to stress the role of religious leaders in fostering peace and harmony.

[4] MM heraldmalaysia.com · 51% match

Global Church News

Global Church News - Islamic State attacks the Christian village of Teleskuf, in the Nineveh plain May 04, 2016 Early Tuesday morning, Islamic State (IS) fighters launched a heavy attack against a Christian village near Alqosh, in the plain of Nineve

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-01-07 · 45% 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.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-11-07 · 43% match

Indonesia must counter attacks on pluralism

They came in the tens of thousands. Clad mostly in white and waving black flags, the demonstrators came to demand the arrest of Jakarta's popular elected Gov. Basuki Tjahaja Purnomo, who is a Christian and ethnically Chinese.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-03-23 · 42% match

In Indonesia, a Shadowy Campaign to Stoke Unrest as Elections Loom

BANDUNG — A spate of mysterious attacks on Islamic clerics, schools and mosques in Indonesia in recent weeks has ramped up tensions as the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country heads into provincial elections and a presidential poll next year

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-12-07 · 42% match

Indonesian hard-line Islamist groups flex their muscles

PoliticsIndonesian hard-line Islamist groups flex their muscles Growing protest movement against Jakarta governor challenges political establishment Protesters chanting during the Dec.

[9] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-09-05 · 40% 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.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-02-08 · 40% match

Richard Heydarian: The Catholic Church contends with Duterte's rule

The powerful Philippine Catholic Church has long taken a quiet approach to the country's secular rulers. Not any more.

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