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.

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

The various ism problems that Indonesia faces, neo-liberalism, capitalism, imperialism, colonialism, and materialism.

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

Multi-culturalism, or what Indonesians might call pluralism, is often spoken of as key to Indonesia’s make-up and stability but this is likely wrong-headed.