Agustinus Beo Da Costa
Agustinus Beo Da Costa is an author at Religion News Service.
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Indonesian Muslim candidate wins Jakarta election
By Agustinus Beo Da Costa — April 19, 2017
JAKARTA (Reuters) A former Indonesian education minister won the race for Jakarta governor on Wednesday (April 19) after a polarizing campaign that cast a shadow over Indonesia’s reputation for practicing a tolerant form of Islam. Anies Baswedan won with 58 percent of the votes versus 42 percent for Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known by his Chinese […]
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