Politics of Religion

Signs of underlying fragility in nationalist parties may benefit Islamic parties in future elections

Violence at the National Monument in Jakarta almost caused a conflict between Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah in Lamongan

People in West Java hold diverse memories of the Darul Islam rebellion and its leader Kartosuwiryo

Hindu-Muslim tensions have mounted, but not to boiling point

A law on pornography still divides the community

Images of highlanders at home and abroad

PKS gets serious about recruitment in Malang

Firebrand preacher’s audience doesn’t burn with enthusiasm

With no internal wars to fight, Yudhoyono can afford to reform the military

GERRY VAN KLINKEN explores the dramatic conflict within the Batak Protestant Church (HKBP). Environmental protest, military-backed thugs, and guerilla tactics to attend Sunday worship - these are the ingredients of a bizarre story.

FRANZ MAGNIS-SUSENO believes that riots happen because people feel threatened by change.

Despite an impression that Islam has lately become a potent force of opposition, GREG BARTON thinks many Muslims have a stake in the status quo.

To Jakarta, he is an enigma. To the Madurese, he holds out hope for a better society. GERRY VAN KLINKEN goes to the grass-roots.

An interview with the leader of a new, radical and militant sect

A spiritual home for the lost, this militant sect is used by dangerous elites for their own ends

This man’s message is simple — four wives are better for business than one

Liberal Islamic groups have prompted a backlash.

Veiling has become a highly politicised practice in Indonesia. Eve Warburton

Some Christian and Muslim leaders view the new Ministerial Decree on Houses of Worship as restrictive.