“The organisation is now part of the conflict management strategy the Indonesian military exercises to maintain its power.” Yes, in modern, moderate Indonesia! “Indonesia army behind Islamist thugs, lawmaker says,” by Presi Mandari for AFP, June 30: JAKARTA (AFP) – An Indonesian lawmaker on Wednesday accused the security forces of secretly supporting Islamist vigilantes as […]
“Prince of Jihad” gets five years in Indonesia for aiding suicide attacks
“Allah hath purchased of the believers their persons and their goods; for theirs (in return) is the garden (of Paradise): they fight in His cause, and slay and are slain…” — Qur’an 9:111 “‘Prince of Jihad’ given five years in Indonesia,” from AFP, June 29 (thanks to all who sent this in): JAKARTA — An […]
Indonesia: Nine groups of Misunderstanders of Islam threaten war over “Christianization”
Enraged over rumors that Muslims have been baptized, a new coalition of nine Muslim groups is trying to mobilize every mosque in Bekasi — numbering in the hundreds — to go to war against the Christians. But surely the Vast Majority of Peaceful Muslims in those mosques will put a stop to this, won’t they? […]
Indonesia bribing jihadists to give up jihad
If poverty really does cause terrorism — a common assumption that has been thoroughly debunked in study after study — then this should send terrorism in Indonesia. “Indonesia pays former terrorists to give up violent jihad,” by Mark Dunn in The Daily Telegraph, June 28: KEY terrorists involved in the 2002 Bali bombing and the […]
Indonesian government admits that its jihadist rehab program is a failure
“It is extremely difficult to reform terrorists because we are trying to destroy years of indoctrination and misinterpretation of Islam.” One wonders why it is so difficult. If their misinterpretation of Islam is so clear, one would think it wouldn’t be all that hard to explain that to the likes of Abdullah Sonata and other […]
Indonesian justice minister: Jihadists shouldn’t attack in Indonesia, but should go set off bombs in Israel
Of course, he meant that they should go help in the “peace process.” Video thanks to Mark.
Indonesia: Police checkpoints and raids against jihadists jeans and tight skirts
Priorities. Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia, and an update on this story: “West Aceh police checkpoints and raids against jeans and tight skirts,” from Asia News, May 27 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Jakarta (AsiaNews) – The women of the District of West Aceh can no longer wear jeans or tight skirts, considered indecent and […]
Indonesia: Aceh’s religious police regent says women in jeans make Muslims want to rape
And if men aren’t moved to rape by the sight of a woman in jeans, it’s because they’re used to it. But the prospect of getting used to it doesn’t appeal to Ramli Mansur. More on this story: “Aceh’s religious police crack down on tight jeans,” by Tom Allard in the Sydney Morning Herald, May […]
Indonesia: Fatwa against transsexuals and transvestites
Yet most such people in the West would consider resistance to Sharia to be “bigoted” and “racist.” Sharia Alert from Indonesia: “Islamic scholars against trans working in women’s beauty salons,” by Mathias Hariyadi for Asia News, May 26 (thanks to Block Ness): Jakarta (AsiaNews) – A group of Islamic experts from the al Bahtul Masa’il […]
Indonesia: Islamic police to carry skirts, force women in violation of Muslim dress codes to wear them
Speaking of puritanical and misogynistic, here is a Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia: “‘Islamic’ skirts for women,” from AFP, May 25 (thanks to Twostellas): MEULABOH (Indonesia) – ISLAMIC police in Indonesia’s Aceh province have been issued with 20,000 long skirts and ordered to cover up women deemed to have broken Muslim dress codes, an […]