Tag: Concert, Culture, Extremism, FPI, indonesia, Islam, Lady Gaga, Laskar Jihad, Police, politics, Polri, Sharia Law
Lady Gaga, Hard-liners and The Police in Indonesia
By: Jacobus E. Lato In a corrupted society, such as Indonesia; good and evil are often found on the same surface of the coin, which in turn holds the majority down. The...
Imam Muda – Will the Pious & Progressive Please Stand Up?
By: Adline A. Ghani These days, there’s a reality show for anything and everything under the sun, from babies in beauty pageants to grownups with social disorders....
Ramadhan and the sharing of love in my neighborhood
By: Jack Lato Ramadhan comes, inspires and changes my neighborhood. Several days before the holy day, my Muslim neighbors exchanged foods and snacks with each other,...
Inside the Islam Defender Front, Interview with an FPI Chief
By: Putri Fitria The Islam-Defenders Front (FPI) is an Islamic mass organization that has been allotted a quite large portion of media coverage in the last few years....
Coffee and comedy: An alternate model of piety in Aceh
By: Daniel Birchok Legal reforms in the Indonesian province of Aceh over the last decade have emphasised the importance of highly visible Islamic objects and...
