Mystics and Islamists battle it out in a Javanese village, Andrew Beatty's "A Shadow Falls".

Wailing and gnashing of teeth in Aceh over the shameless Putri Indonesia 2009.

The vanishing of burqa clad actress Soraya Abdullah and possible connections to terrorism.

Problematic religious schools on Java, which ones and police monitoring of them.

Monitoring Ramadan mosque sermons in the war on terrorism.

Fatwa on superstitious beliefs in arts and pop culture television.

Ross finds shameful bigotry in the fair city of Tangerang.

Ross rails against continued neglect of Ahmadiyah people in Lombok.

Noordin M Top not dead after a Densus 88 raid in Temanggung, in another raid in Bekasi a car bomb is found.

Blasphemous farting attempts in Probolinggo see police swing into action against a kejawenist rebel.

Muslim only housing estates and gated communities in Jakarta and surrounds, and Halal Bogor.

Whether western intelligence agencies are bent on causing mayhem in Indonesia.

Alternative views of the terror attacks in Jakarta, Islamic extremism or rogue political and security forces.

Islamic solidarity with the people of Xinjiang, or not, condemning, and getting along with China.

Mufidah Kalla & Uga Wiranto are hot stuff in the battle for Muslim votes, while Mrs Ani is urged to cover up.

The so-called fatwa against the use of social networking sites like Facebook and Friendster.

The new book "The Islamic State Illusion", taking on hardline Islam in Indonesia.

BI governor Boediono for vice president, whether a neo-liberal and not religious enough.

Is Jakarta one of the worst third world hellholes?

Whether to ban "nikah siri" informal marriages, Rhoma Irama and Abu Bakar Bashir are on opposite sides.

Who is behind the recent violence in Aceh, and the sharia laws.

Is political Islam down and out in 2009? Islamic parties look for reasons for their failure.

Some of the last holdouts against Islam on Java convert under the guidance of Hidayatullah.

Voters in Indramayu are threatened with hellfire unless the Golkar Party is supported in 2009.

Goyang under threat, whether the governor of West Java wants to ban jaipong dance for being too sexy.

The six new fatwas from the Majelis Ulama Indonesia, from vasectomies to abstaining at election time.

Revalina S Temat gets stoned in the latest blockbuster Islamic theme movie, "Perempuan Berkalung Sorban".

Celebrity Islamists, including mother daughter team Emilia Contessa and Denada Tambunan, line up for the Development Party in 2009.

Mixing Sundanese disco music and Islam invites bigotry and later "mediation" in West Java, as Ross finds out.

Ross rails that Gestapo style methods of interrogation are used by the sharia police in Aceh.

Has Megawati got the necessary Islamic credentials to be president, again, or does she like shopping too much.

Bias in the media, examples of Islamist bias on television have Ross railing.

Local people in Tasikmalaya are roused to action to prevent mysterious cave men rituals.

The Mumbai terror attacks heighten resolve in Indonesia to fight terrorism, and dealing with wrong impressions about religion.

MUI leader Cholil Ridwan says Kompas newspaper is a western papist tool for attacking Islam.

Ross on the bigotry of teachers of religion in Islamic schools, ideological jilbabs, and Dewi Persik.

Muslim yoga enthusiasts are asked to suspend their yoga activities while the MUI examines whether it is haram.

Treespotter looks at capital punishment around the world, and an argument in favour of it.

Ross lambasts the legal profession for its tolerance of the Tim Pembela Muslim (TPM), the Muslim Lawyers' Team.

The controversy over a politician-cleric's marriage to an underage girl in Semarang.

A minority within a minority, organization and numbers of Chinese Muslims in Java and North Sumatra.

Timdog on popular stereotypes about Madura and the Madurese, and the rumoured sexual prowess of the women.

Ross rails against the minister of religion over dictating what date Eid Al Fitr celebrations should be on.

Two religion based political parties deciding to become more diverse and inclusive, or not.

Islamic rituals of courting and romance, how to woo your Muslim bride the taaruf way.

The MUI's laundry list of complaints about television programming this Ramadan, including effeminate male roles.

Indonesian students of Islam encountering western anti-orthodox religion philosophy.

On why the Islamic world fell into backwardness, and the key to future success.

Religious leaders in Aceh worry about what young people are getting up to before, during, and probably after, Ramadan.

Cases of religious leaders and teachers abusing their authority and proximity to children.

Islamic boarding schools are under increasing pressure from radical elements, says Syamsir Siregar.

How the Sharia authorities of Aceh persuade citizens to get on with their religious obligations.

Ross worries that the next target of Islamic fanatics will be old Javanese figures and traditions.

Ross questions the motives of Islamic groups' sensitivity over Papua.

Results for the East Java election and photos of some campaign banners, posters and slogans for each team.

A Betawi figure worries that many immigrants to Jakarta are too narrow in their cultural perspective.

The World Peace Forum in Jakarta finds out the causes of terrorism and violence in the world.

Maftuh Basyuni on irreligious young Indonesians, and the building of SE Asia's biggest Quran learning centre.

Immigration to West Papua is said to be creating the conditions for sectarian conflict.

The Sharia Banking Act is passed into law, and opposition to it from Christian legislators.

Rima says religion and religiosity are to blame for much of Indonesia's, and the world's, troubles.

Sadanand Dhume's My Friend the Fanatic - Travels with an Indonesian Islamist.

A police chief explains about the SKB edict against Ahmadiyah and under what terms arrests will be made.

Smiling, celebrity Muslim cleric Ustad Jeffry Al Buchori has no time for the Front Pembela Islam.

Conspiracy theories among opinion leaders in Sumatra, American-Zionist and British conspiracies.

How many men taught the Javanese their Islam, how far they succeeded and whether the Javanese are really just heathens.

The Indonesian state remains vigilant against acts of treason and threats to its integrity, serious or otherwise.

Impatient people in West Java province who can't wait for the banning of the Ahmadiyah sect.

Fatkhuri says Muslim and Christian civilization have much in common.

Rogue Wan sees sinister forces behind the anti-Jamaah Ahmadiyah witch hunt.

A formal banning of the unorthodox Muslim sect Jamaah Ahmadiyah becomes more likely.

Islamic parties on track for victory in the West Java election.

The president continues his musings on religion, and islamophobia among Australians and Balinese.

Siti Fadilah Supari, struggling for Islam and Indonesia against the hegemonic bules.

The film "Ketika Cinta Bertasbih" and not hurting the feelings of religious minorities.