Posts with tag: Nahdlatul Ulama

Cancellation of Hijrahfest signals anxieties over shifts in religious authority
Religion, Society, Top StoriesMainstream religious organisations like Nahdlatul Ulama appear to view the hijrah movement as a threat to their authority.

Talking Indonesia: Nahdlatul Ulama's new leadership
Politics, Religion, Talking IndonesiaWith Indonesian democracy increasingly under threat, what is the role of the country's largest Islamic organisation, Nahdlatul Ulama? How will its new leader shape the organisation? Dr Jemma Purdey chats to Dr Alexander R. Arifianto in the latest episode of Talking Indonesia.

Rifts within NU and PKB complicate road to 2024
2024 Indonesian Elections, Politics, ReligionThe National Awakening Party (PKB) is sometimes described as the political vehicle of Islamic organisation Nahdlatul Ulama (NU). So why was PKB leader Muhaimin Iskandar absent from the swearing-in ceremony for the new NU leadership team?

Nahdlatul Ulama’s new chair faces a difficult choice: political neutrality or patronage
Politics, Religion, Top StoriesWhat will the election of Yahya Cholil Staquf as the new leader of Nahdlatul Ulama mean for Indonesia's largest Islamic organisation, and politics more broadly?

Nahdlatul Ulama leadership race vulnerable to political intervention
Politics, ReligionAs the race for Nahdlatul Ulama's next leader heats up, there are already indications that competition between the two leading contenders is becoming increasingly politicised.

Indonesian sympathy for a ‘changed’ Taliban: more harm than good
Foreign Policy, ReligionSome Indonesian political elites and Islamic leaders have expressed rather hopeful views on the future of governance in Afghanistan under the Taliban. This could be dangerous.

Isolation blues: a legislative failure at the heart of Indonesia’s national ideology
Law, Politics, Religion, SocietyNadirsyah Hosen and Jeremy J Kingsley look at the debate over the Pancasila guidelines bill and argue that one of Pancasila's main strengths is its ambiguity.

The politics of fighting intolerance
Analysis, Politics, Religion, SocietyAhmad Syarif Syechbubakr writes that mainstream Muslim organisations have enthusiastically backed government efforts to fight intolerance because they are concerned about conservative groups' growing popularity, not just their intolerance.

Trading blows: NU versus PKS
Analysis, Political parties, PoliticsLast month, Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) leaders criticised a senior Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) figure for visiting Israel, sparking a furious online campaign of retaliation from young NU-linked activists. Associate Professor Greg Fealy takes a closer look at the escalating tensions and what they might mean for next year's elections.