Indonesia
On Java, a sultan blesses his people with alms
By Alexandra Radu — June 27, 2017
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (RNS) Mountains of food offerings called "gunungans" are paraded through the streets as part of Eid al-Fitr celebrations marking the end of Ramadan.
Indonesian Islamic sect members say they’re denied state IDs over their beliefs
By Reuters — June 21, 2017
JAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) In order to obtain ID documents, Ahmadis, who identify as Muslims but believe another prophet followed the Prophet Muhammad, had to sign a form and declare their belief in Muhammad as God's prophet.
Indonesian president threatens to ‘clobber’ those who threaten pluralism
By Ed Davies — May 25, 2017
JAKARTA (Reuters) Religious and political tensions have spiraled with Islamist-led rallies against Jakarta's former governor, an ethnic Chinese Christian who was charged with insulting the Koran.
Jakarta’s Christian governor found guilty of blasphemy against Islam
By Reuters — May 9, 2017
JAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) The verdict comes amid concern about the growing influence of Islamist groups, who organized mass demonstrations during a tumultuous election campaign.
Indonesia to disband hard-line Islamist group
By Kanupriya Kapoor — May 8, 2017
(Reuters) Islamist vigilante groups, though usually small and on the fringes of society, are widely seen as a threat to Indonesia's tradition of pluralism and moderate Islam.
Pence tours Southeast Asia’s biggest mosque, talks trade in Indonesia
By Roberta Rampton — April 20, 2017
JAKARTA (Reuters) Pence called Indonesia's tradition of following a moderate form of Islam 'an inspiration to the world.'
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 […]
‘Dirty’ Jakarta election looms as religious politics resurface
By Fergus Jensen — April 18, 2017
JAKARTA (Reuters) The Luar Batang neighborhood is ground zero for the election of the city's governor, dubbed one of the most divisive election campaigns Indonesia has ever seen.
Marvel Comics’ less than marvelous Muslim mix-up
By Kimberly Winston — April 12, 2017
(RNS) New comic book was supposed to revive X-Men series. Instead, it stirred up religious controversy.
Indonesia Islamists urge ouster of Christian governor accused of blasphemy
By Reuters — February 20, 2017
(Reuters) More protests are planned against the governor, who is is running for re-election in a contest widely seen as a proxy battle for the next presidential election.
Indonesia court to proceed with blasphemy trial of Jakarta’s governor
By guest — December 27, 2016
(REUTERS) Jakarta's Christian governor is accused of insulting the Quran.
In Indonesia, a new way to take back social media from extremists
By Yonat Shimron — November 15, 2016
JAKARTA, Indonesia (RNS) How can the world’s third-largest democracy bridge its diversity challenges? At a hackathon this summer, a group of Indonesians came up with an idea.
Indonesian priest attack inspired by murder of French Catholic cleric
By Tom Heneghan — August 31, 2016
Police say the attacker was self-radicalized, but also working with an associate in the so-called Islamic State.
Attacker at Indonesian church injures priest
By Jerome Socolovsky — August 28, 2016
MEDAN, Indonesia -- Indonesian police are investigating a suspected terror attack by a knife-wielding assailant on a priest during Mass at a Catholic church in northern Sumatra.
Indonesia shrugs off Pokemon fatwa as gaming fever takes hold
By RNS staff — July 21, 2016
JAKARTA (Reuters) Avid players of the smash-hit mobile phone game "Pokemon Go" in Indonesia are not letting religious decrees or security warnings get in the way of their mission to catch their next cartoon creature.
