Doubts over president Yudhoyono’s ability to win re-election, and a poll, Sby-Boediono, Megabowo, or JK-Wiranto.

The wives of the JK-Win team, jilbab wearers Mufidah Kalla and Uga Wiranto, are hot stuff in the battle for Muslim votes, while Ani Yudhoyono and Herawati Boediono are not.

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

Women in politics in Indonesia, women politicians and power.

Nahdlatul Ulama does battle against both right and left wing Muslim extremists.

Who will president Yudhoyono choose as his running mate for the Indonesia Bisa campaign.

Is political Islam off the map in Indonesia?

How Indonesia handles the Darfur conflict in Sudan, in comparison to that of Palestine.

The alignment of forces for the 2009 elections, the Golden coalitions of political parties.

High quality photos of aspects of the 2009 elections from Yogyakarta.

Usage of religious symbolism in politics, examples of election campaign posters.

Ross sees parallels between the Prosperous Justice Party/PKS, and the PKI of old.

Bright ideas are coming thick and fast from the East Java police chief, headscarves or jilbab for women police officers uniforms.

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

Protests against the Israel conflict in the Gaza Strip mirror those over the 2006 Israeli invasion of Lebanon.

Sectarian violence over classroom blasphemy allegations in Masohi, the Central Moluccas, involving Welhelmina Holle and Asmara Wasahua.

The Mumbai terror attacks and getting the wrong impression of Islam.

Ross on the bigotry of teachers of religion in Islamic schools, religious differences and tolerance of pluralism.

Whether teenagers know how to put on a condom, and free distribution of condoms.

Early pre-election opinion poll results have president Yudhoyono’s Partai Demokrat leading the way.

The Indonesian version of the Faith Freedom International website is forced to shut down.

The Justice Party, PKS is not a bringer of Wahhabism, Saudi Arabian Wahabi Islam to Indonesia.

Justice Party political ads on television, how the PKS is approaching the 2009 election.

How the PKS attempts winning the hearts and minds of ordinary people and voters, through provision of social services.

Two religion based political parties deciding to become more diverse and socially inclusive.

The proposed Pornography law is to be passed next week, and grumblings from Bali.

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

A list of political party acronyms in Indonesia.

The best running mate for Megawati in the 2009 election

PDI Perjuangan candidates Bibit–Rustriningsih win the Central Java election.

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

Explanations for the FPI violence at Monas, blaming the victims and others, the government, and the CIA.

PKS ideology, recent electoral wins, and the 2009 general and presidential elections with Tifatul Sembiring.

Hidayat Nurwahid’s fiance Diana Abbas Thalib.

Syamsul Arifin and Gatot Pujo Nugroho win the North Sumatra election.

A victory for Islamic parties in the West Java election, led by Ahmad Heryawan and Dede Yusuf.

On whether women, in this case Khofifah Indar Parawansa, are suitable for leadership positions.

The Islamic romance film and novel Ayat Ayat Cinta by Habiburrahman El-Shirazy.

Arms race in southern Asia, Australia’s regional hegemonic aspirations and Indonesian procurements of military weapons and aircraft.

Perlombaan kecantikan Miss Indonesia di Palembang dituduh menyebarkan sipilis.

Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS) melebarkan jangkauan daerah dan budayanya di Bali.

The Partai Keadilan Sejahtera broadens its electoral and cultural horizons, in Bali.

Merambatnya Islam lunak di Indonesia menurut pemerhati mancanegara.

Pantas tidaknya pesta dan perayaan tahun baru di Indonesia.

New Year’s Eve parties and celebrations in Indonesia.

The pairing of Ratu Atut and M. Masduki look likely to win the Banten governor’s election.

The gubernatorial election for Banten province in western Java is dominated by the pair of Zulkieflimansyah and former actress Marissa Haque.

Hamzah Haz says Muslims are less inclined to vote for Islamic parties now than in the past.

A review of recent news on the pornography and morality bill as thousands of Muslims rallied in Jakarta in support of it.

An electoral poll carried out in December 2005 and published in early February 2006 make for some interesting perusing given recent events and trends in the parliament in Jakarta.

The election results for the 2004 parliamentary and presidential elections.

A study of youth political & religious affiliation.