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Ahmadiyah and problem of misleading religious teachings
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Ahmadiyah and problem of misleading religious teachings

By Abdul Muiz Syaerozie ”Swear by God that this is a slander. I will always defend that my God is not but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. I am not of view that Tadzkirah as a holy book. Rather I will defend the 30 chapters of the Qur’an as a holy one.” That is one of excerpts loudly and emotionally voiced by an old woman, the follower of Ahmadiyah in Padang, West Sumatera. (Trans 7/23/04/2008) The remark was made as a protest over accusation discrediting Ahmadiyah followers in Indonesia. Ahmadiyah is considered to have insulted and streaked both the sacredness and holiness of Islamic teachings. That’s why Ahmadiyah is urged to soon be disbanded and banned in the country by a number of groups regarding themselves as the most sincere groups.

The Case for Islamo-Christian Civilization
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The Case for Islamo-Christian Civilization

By Fatkhuri, S.IP, MA This book written by Bulliet titled “The case for Islamo-Christian civilizations” is a critique of Huntington’s work on the Clash of civilizations. Bulliet argues that Islam and the West have common roots and share much of their history. Again, he adds that the present conflict is merely from a long and willful determination to deny their kinship rather than on essential factors. Bulliet’s work with his background as a historian is that he profoundly looks at the historical point of view in order to study about the Islamic and Christian liaison. In my opinion, it is a good way to trace the roots of present conflict to go beyond one’s perception. He points out that Islam and Christianity have shared their history as cohabitation, which experiences life in harmony. Islamo-Christian civilizations indicate a prolonged and fateful intertwining of sibling societies enjoying neighboring geographical regions and following parallel historical trajectories. Whatever the hostility that probably will emerge in their lives, the same cultural heritage will in turn prevent them and make possible to attain reconciliation.

Islamphobia and the eternal Muslim
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Islamphobia and the eternal Muslim

Karina Soemarwoto In his 1922 Munich speech, Hitler stated "It is in the nature of the Jew to destroy and he must destroy. The Jew is harmful to us." Not unlike Wilders's closing message in his film Fitna, stating "Islam wants to rule, submit, and seeks to destroy our Western civilization," or the statement in his article "Enough is Enough: Ban the Koran from Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant": "(Islam) will only bring our country hell and damnation." The week Fitna was released on the Internet, the Indonesian government banned it. However, a common view streaming into The Jakarta Post's Website disagrees with the act. But to judge how tolerable the film truly is, let's ask history.

A case of the imposing Shari’a (Islamic law) in local government
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A case of the imposing Shari’a (Islamic law) in local government

By FATKHURI, S.IP, M.A Introduction As a result of reform era in Indonesia, there has been any dramatic shifting in Indonesian political circumstance which is signed by the issued of laws No. 22 1999 which is in turn amended by the laws No 32 2004. This law is concerned with the distribution of power from central government to local government or Provinces around Indonesia. This is a response to reform demand that local government should be given a huge authority to develop its regions rather than subordinated by central government as this occurred under new order regime for 32 years. This regional autonomy law mentioned ‘that local governments at the district level are entitled to have their own implementation regulations and the central government will no longer interfere in the local administration’ (Assyaukanie, 2007). Accordingly, this paves the way to all provinces government in Indonesia to have an enormous opportunity to create policy or regional regulation (Peraturan Daerah/ PERDA) without central government intervention. It is noteworthy that one of regulations which currently become critical issues is the implementation of religious by laws (shari’a) so called Islamic regional policy (Peraturan Daerah/PERDA syari’ah ). The implementation of this policy brings a lot of problems within society. It is because the implementation of religious by laws (shari’a) to certain degree strictly uses Islamic principles as the mainstream in order to govern society. With regards to these phenomena, some people argue that religious by laws (shari’a) is inevitable to solve society’s problems as secular law cannot resolve the existing problems.

Why Wilders will lead us all into the wilderness
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Why Wilders will lead us all into the wilderness

Terry Lacey Geert Wilders, the Dutch M.P , who has planned to release an anti-Islamic film this month will never lead his followers to the Promised Land. He does not promise milk and honey. He can only deliver civil strife. He is living politically on the very conflict he claims to want to prevent. The more extremist the reaction to his provocations, the more happy he will be. He needs extreme reactions like an alcoholic needs a drink. He is part of the problem. Not part of the solution.

A Flash Back of Babakan’s Santri Resistance
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A Flash Back of Babakan’s Santri Resistance

By Jamaluddin Mohammad In 1808, Governor General Willem Herman Daendels (1762-1818) constructed a 1000-kilometer-long highway extending from Anyer (West Java) to Panarukan (East Java). Daendels was the only one of governor generals designated not by the Queen of Dutch, but he was crowned by the Great of Louis Bonaparte – the Napoleon Bonaparte’s brother – in order to be able to govern the Java Is

RI urged to be more active in settling Palestinian issue
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RI urged to be more active in settling Palestinian issue

Eliswan Azly Following the arrival of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Jakarta on Sunday for a courtesy call on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday, appeals were made by some observers in Indonesia, most of whom have a high concern over the fate of the Palestinians in their struggle for independence from Israeli occupation. Concrete Indonesian support is however expected by Palestine at international fora in conjunction with Indonesian chairmanship of the United Nations Security Council.

The rise of resource nationalism in Indonesia
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The rise of resource nationalism in Indonesia

Hadi Soesastro The rise of resource nationalism today manifests itself in moves by host country governments to either raise taxes on international oil and mining companies (IOCs), tighten the state's control over production, change contract terms or nationalize the operations. The trend of resource nationalism appears to have gathered pace this year. In part this has been driven by the high prices of oil and minerals amidst continued strong demand for these commodities. There is also increased popular support for energy and resource nationalism and nationalization in many parts of the world, fueled by the populist rhetoric of opposition politicians while governments place themselves in the defensive. But in several places, the moves originate from within governments.

Russian President's remarks ahead of his visit to Indonesia
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Russian President's remarks ahead of his visit to Indonesia

Vladimir Putin Embarking on an official visit to Indonesia, I would like to share a few thoughts about present and future relations between our countries, about the foundations of our cooperation for over half a century, and the prospects for our work together at the beginning of the new millennium. Indonesia and Russia are more than just two states large in size and population. They represent two unique and ancient civilizations enormously rich in culture.  Jakarta and Moscow both serve as capitals of multinational countries where people of different ethnic and religious backgrounds have lived and worked side by side for centuries. Both our states have gone through complex paths of development.  Their current dynamic progress and successes international scene result from the enormous creative work and strenuous effort of our peoples.

Political Islam no way
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Political Islam no way

Abdul Kadir Riyadi In a regular discussion with some colleagues, the issue of Islam and politics was once again raised. I contend that Islam and politics must remain separated. There are dangers in combining Islam and politics. Although this is an old issue, it remains interesting to talk about as there seems to be various and intensive efforts from the Islamists -- notably Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) -- to promote a khilafah (Islamic state) as the final form of and option for governance. Within the system of khilafah, every thing must be ruled by the divine law of sharia, ordained by God to his Messenger.

Nation must fight against two fundamentalisms
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Nation must fight against two fundamentalisms

B. Herry-Priyono This is a note of encouragement. I live in a place which happens to be only a stone's throw from a state-run elementary school in Central Jakarta. It has been more than a week now since the school children began singing rehearsals of the national anthem, "Indonesia Raya", as well as the many patriotic songs normally chanted on Independence Day. While they rehearse, from my room's small window I often see them standing in a parade, forming a chorus line of tender souls chanting a rhythm called hope. It gives me an extended smile. They remind me that perhaps the hero is always the child within, that the hero is nothing more than the child grown larger.