Following in notorious footsteps Abject pusillanimity in the face of thugs who prefer to silence their critics, since they know they cannot refute them. An update on this story. “Indonesian Publisher Holds Book Burning for Text That Allegedly Defames Islam,” from the Jakarta Globe, June 13 (thanks to Twostellas): Indonesian publisher Gramedia Pustaka Utama burned […]
Indonesia: Aceh authorities misunderstand Islam, close and plan to demolish 20 churches
Islamic law forbids Christians to build new churches or repair old ones. This often manifests itself in countries like modern, moderate Indonesia today in procedural red tape that traps the churches out in supposed violations of regulations. “20 churches in Aceh face threat of demolition,” from The Jakarta Post, June 12 (thanks to Gordon): Twenty […]
Indonesia: Islamic Defenders Front reports publisher to police for book telling truth about Muhammad
The Islamic supremacist war on the truth reaches modern, moderate Indonesia. “Indonesia’s FPI Reports Gramedia to Police Over Book ‘Defaming’ Islam,” by Bayu Marhaenjati for the Jakarta Globe, June 11: The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) reported publisher Gramedia Pustaka Utama to the Jakarta Police on Monday for publishing a book that called the Prophet Muhammad […]
Indonesian jihadist asks Muslims not to commit jihad at home: “If you want to do jihad, do it in another country such as Palestine, where Islamic people need help”
Go misunderstand Islam somewhere else, will ya? “Umar Patek Asks Muslims Not to Commit Acts of Terrorism in Indonesia,” by Bayu Marhaenjati for the Jakarta Globe, June 7 (thanks to all who sent this in): Indonesian terror suspect Umar Patek on Thursday called on all Muslim activists not to commit acts of terrorism in Indonesia. […]
Indonesia’s Sharia province to ban sales of tight clothing
Getting the tight jeans reprimand Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia. When is the Imam Rauf going to fly to Aceh to explain to the leaders there that Sharia is benign and entirely compatible with Western societal norms? “Aceh to Ban Sales of Tight Clothing,” by Ahmad Pathoni in the Jakarta Globe, June 7 (thanks […]
Indonesian city to require all Muslim women to wear veils
Barack Obama said he would defend the right of Muslim women in the U.S. to wear the veil (as if anyone were denying it to them). Who will speak up for Muslim women who choose not to wear the veil? Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia: “Tasikmalaya law to make Muslim women wear veils,” by […]
Lady Gaga cancels Indonesian show after Muslim threats
When I wrote before about Islamic supremacist opposition to Lady Gaga in modern, moderate Indonesia, some people noted that Christians there opposed her as well, and asserted that any non-Muslim society with a healthy regard for decent values would not allow to her to perform, either. Society, some argued, should hold the good, not freedom, […]
Indonesia: Dozens of Christians flee as Muslims set fire to their houses
Oh, the rampant Islamophobia! “Maluku, Christian neighborhood attacked,” by Mathias Hariyadi for Asia News, May 16 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Jakarta (AsiaNews) – For the third straight day there have been attacks in Ambon (Moluccas), where last night a group of unidentified persons set fire to houses and motorbikes in a predominantly Christian neighborhood. AsiaNews […]
Indonesia: Muslim mob throws stones and bags of urine at Christians at Ascension Day service
Will the Islamophobia never end? Islamic Tolerance Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia: “Hardliners in Bekasi Throw Stones at Ascension Day Service,” by Camelia Pasandaran for the Jakarta Globe, May 17 (thanks to Twostellas): A mob of Islamic hard-liners threw stones and bags of urine at the HKBP Filadelphia congreagation of the Batak Christian Protestant Church […]
Lady Gaga gagged in moderate Indonesia after Islamic opposition
Modern, moderate Indonesia is not moderate enough to tolerate this “envoy of the devil’s child.” “Lady Gaga gagged in Indonesia after Islamic opposition,” from Reuters, May 15: (Reuters) – Pop star Lady Gaga has been refused a permit to perform in the Indonesian capital next month over security concerns, police said on Tuesday, after Islamic […]