Posts with tag: Tolerance

A solution to conflict over houses of worship at last?

Human Rights, Law, Policies, Politics, Religion

Conflicts over houses of worship are caused in part by a problematic legal framework – this may be about to change

A personal religious choice: regions banned from forcing students to wear headscarves

Education, Gender, Religion, Top Stories

A new joint ministerial decision banning forced religious clothing in schools has been welcomed by activists. But in an increasingly conservative society, will headscarves continue to be viewed as compulsory?

An Indonesian perspective on 'Egg Boy': was he really defending Islam?

Analysis, Foreign Policy, Religion, Society

Will Connolly, the 17-year-old who egged racist Australian Senator Fraser Anning, has been celebrated in Indonesia for defending Islam. But former Australian resident Iqbal Aji Daryono writes that this interpretation is too simplistic.

Do Indonesians still care about human rights?

2019 Indonesian Elections, Human Rights, Society

Going by the first presidential debate on 20 January, neither candidate feels that the electorate cares much about human rights. Dr Robertus Robet and Dr Alfindra Primaldhi present survey results suggesting that Indonesians do believe human rights are important – but acceptance of rights has its limits.

Djohan Effendi: a passionate defender of pluralism

Analysis, Human Rights, Religion, Society

Former State Secretary and Islamic scholar Djohan Effendi died in Geelong, Victoria, on 17 November after a long illness. His former student Ihsan Ali-Fauzi remembers a quietly principled man who was committed to challenging religious exclusivism.

Islam Nusantara: a local Islam with global ambitions?

Analysis, Religion

Indonesia’s largest Islamic organisation, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), is promoting Islam Nusantara — its vision of an inclusive and peaceful Islam — as a counterweight to violent extremism. What exactly is meant by the concept? And what can Islam Nusantara offer the broader Muslim world? Dr Nadirsyah Hosen examines the movement.