Religious freedom in Indonesia - a survey

As a secular democracy Indonesia guarantees religious freedom. The vast majority of the quarter of a billion Indonesians lives in relative freedom. But a certain wahhabization of the country assures, that extremist groups fight Ahmaddiyyas, Christians, Shiites and other Muslim and non-Muslim groups....

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Published inInternational journal for religious freedom Vol. 6; no. 1_2; pp. 85 - 96
Main Author Schirrmacher, Thomas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published International Institute for Religious Freedom 01.01.2013
Subjects
Ahmadiyya
Christianity
Extremism
Freedom of religion
Indonesia
Islam
Islamism
Saudi Arabia
Southeast Asia
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Summary:As a secular democracy Indonesia guarantees religious freedom. The vast majority of the quarter of a billion Indonesians lives in relative freedom. But a certain wahhabization of the country assures, that extremist groups fight Ahmaddiyyas, Christians, Shiites and other Muslim and non-Muslim groups. The government on the one side actively fight the idea of a Muslim state, but as one Islamist party is a coalition party, often does not act to protect minorities.
ISSN:2070-5484