Church Leaders Meet Chief Security Minister to Complain of Rising Religious Intolerance

... Churches, or PGI, met Indonesia's chief security minister ... fear of rising religious intolerance against minorities and warn ... Mahfud. Several churches in Indonesia have been forced to ... ago, another case of religious intolerance in Singkawang, West Kalimantan, ...

Gov't Should Stop Using Repressive Approach to Prevent Sectarian Conflicts: Civil Groups

... of Religion and Faith in Indonesia" report, released in ... freedom violation cases in Indonesia is increasing each year. ... are getting stronger in Indonesia. The government is not ... and segregation instead of ending intolerance," Asfinawati, the chairwoman of ...

Film Festival Chips Away at Intolerance

... , and religious polarity in Indonesia. “Intolerance in Indonesia is getting much real these ... Rijkers, the director of Hadassah Indonesia, a nonprofit organization that has ... students. Monique said that Hadassah Indonesia also runs a movie review ...

Indonesia to Revise Religious Studies Curriculum to Stop Spread of Radicalism

... for state schools across Indonesia. However, as the ... showing signs of rising intolerance. According to Komaruddin, ... textbooks that promote religious intolerance will be banned. The ... Islamic boarding schools across Indonesia. The ministry also oversees ...

When It Comes to Violations of Religious Freedom, Police Are No Better Than FPI, Study Says

... all 34 provinces in Indonesia. Setara has published ... Indonesia that have seen the most cases of religious discrimination, intolerance ... another study showed religious intolerance was a big problem ... ISIS. Eleven percent agreed Indonesia should become a khilafah ...

Religious Affairs Minister Opposes Wearing of Full-Face Veil

... , or full-face veil, in Indonesia, the world's most populous ... in dealing with radicalism and intolerance," Jokowi said. Despite the controversy ...

Jokowi Says Growing Radicalism Threatens Pancasila

... advancing communications technologies are threatening Indonesia's official state ideology of ... , they also contribute to rising intolerance, radicalism and terrorism. However, the ... cyberthreats require a quick response, Indonesia is not afraid of greater ...

Pancasila and 'Gotong Royong' Dominate PDI-P's New Political Manifesto

... Megawati Soekarnoputri – the daughter of Indonesia's first president Soekarno – mentioned ... inequality and the spread of intolerance that has disrupted social cohesion ... to create a Trisakti Indonesia (Triple-Powered Indonesia): a country with political ...

Moderate Islam a Good Fit for Indonesia: Ma'ruf Amin

... best version of Islam for Indonesia. "[We need an] Islam ... in Jakarta. He said Indonesia needs a brand of moderate ... attended by prominent figures from Indonesia's two biggest Muslim ... to fight off creeping religious intolerance in Indonesia during an event to ...

Celebrating Jokowi's Vision for a New Indonesia

... deliver his new vision for Indonesia. The strong crowd was ... who came from all over Indonesia. Many wore traditional costumes ... the chairman of the Eastern Indonesia Alliance, said he brought a ... promised to fight off creeping intolerance in the country. ​Jokowi ...