Indonesia is often held up as a model of democracy and moderation in Islam. The Christians there know otherwise. Islamic Tolerance Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia: “West Java: denial of religious freedom pushes Christians before the human rights commission,” by Mathias Hariyadi for AsiaNews, January 12 (thanks to C. Cantoni):…
Arabic-speaking Christians have been using the word “Allah” for God from time immemorial, and these Malay Christians, influenced by this in their non-Arab but Muslim society, have been doing so for decades. The whole idea of making this an issue at all was just another expression of Islamic supremacism. Or…
Not in Indonesia There Is No Fun In Islam Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia: “Six arrested in Indonesia for ‘sexy dancing,’” from AFP, January 6 (thanks to John): Indonesian police arrested six people for the alleged performance of a “sexy dance” at a cafe in the early hours of…
Do Muslims have an exclusive monopoly on the use of the word “Allah,” in describing God?
Malaysia is grappling with that linguistic question, and Muslims in that country are enraged because a court has given its answer: No.
An ethnically divided country comprised of Malay Muslims (who make up about 60% of the population), non-Muslim Chinese, Indians [...]
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