Re:Once-tolerant Indonesia moves to outlaw gay – and extrama...
by bocahrokok on Monday February 19, 2018 @02:57AM
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As indonesian, i couldnt be agree more with this.its complicated. Especially if everythings what you did needs to be related with religion(goverment, business, relation) You cant hide it. Many people worried with the future in here
The largest Islamic organization in the country and traditionally the biggest proponent of a moderate Islam, Nahdlatul Ulama, is clearly naming the problem: Wahhabism. "It is false and counterproductive to claim that the actions of al-Qaeda, ISIS, Boko Haram and other such groups have nothing to do with Islam, or merely represent a perversion of Islamic teachings. They are, in fact, outgrowths of Wahhabism and other fundamentalist streams of Sunni Islam," Yaqut said." http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/05/25/humanitarian-i...
Interesting read about the same topic here http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/02/14/indonesias-moderate-isla...
It's definitely sad to see the moderate forces lose against the foreign-funded supporters of extremist views in what otherwise is a beautiful country.