11 Feb Talking Indonesia: religious intolerance
Terrorism is not the only form of extremism making headlines in Indonesia this year. The attack on the Gafatar community and moves to evict them from West Kalimantan, as well as threats by local authorities toexpel followers of the minority Islamic sect Ahmadiyah from Bangka Island(link is external) have focused attention on religious intolerance.
What are the drivers of religious intolerance in Indonesia, and what forms does it take? Has President Joko Widodo’s government responded more effectively to the challenge of religious intolerance than the government of his predecessor, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono?
In this Talking Indonesia podcast episode, I explore these issues with Ihsan Ali-Fauzi(link is external), director of the Centre for the Study of Religion and Democracy at Paramadina University, and one of the authors of the book, Policing Religious Conflicts in Indonesia, (link is external)available as a free download(link is external).
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source: indonesiaatmelbourne.
