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Ex-generals fomenting tensions to weaken 'reformist' leader
Religious minorities often find themselves under attack in Indonesia. Experts say these attacks are well planned.
Al Jazeera has discovered that retired generals in the country are secretly backing groups involved in anti-Christian violence. They hope to weaken president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's government, which they feel is too reformist.
Step Vassen reports from Jakarta in this exclusive investigation.Click link for video.
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Tree Man is unable to get any job due to his growing wooden parts on his body. Tree Man was a normal person till the age of 15 but one fine day he found wooden part growingTree Man is unable to get any job due to his growing wooden parts on his body. Tree... more
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President Obama Heckled on Shuttle Bus with “Impeach Obama”; “Liar” – Raw Video
June 2, 2010
Here is raw video of President Obama jumping on a shuttle bus on Memorial Day to greet people who had tried to attend Memorial Day observances at the Lincoln National Cemetery in Illinois.
Click to see …President Heckled With Chants On Bus…(RAW VIDEO)...http://ctpatriot1970.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/hecklers-tee-off-on-obama-during-surprise-appearance-on-bus/
As soon as Obama gets on the bus and starts talking, you can hear a voice say several times, “Impeach Obama,” and “Liar.” Most of those on the bus seemed appreciative that the Great Obama had come to greet them..President Obama Heckled on Shuttle Bus with “Impeach Obama”;... more
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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s Constitutional Court held dozens of hearings and heard testimonies from more than 50 religious experts of all stripes during its six month review of the country’s divisive blasphemy law.
And there, protesting outside every last hearing was the enigmatic Islamic Defender’s Front — a violent militant group most famous for attacking a peaceful rally for religious pluralism in Jakarta in 2008.
When the court ruled in its eight-to-one decision April 19 that the blasphemy law is in fact constitutional and should remain on the books, members of the front shouted “God is great” in Arabic both inside and outside the courtroom.
It was the second time in a month that Indonesia’s highest court ruled in favor of a law that analysts say is at best undemocratic.
In the first ruling, the court upheld the country’s anti-pornography law. Also championed by conservative Islamic groups, the anti-pornography law broadly defines inappropriate forms of dress, dance and even behavior.
Perhaps most worrying, human rights campaigners say, the rulings appear to be in lockstep with the country’s prevailing political climate.
“I think the decisions are consistent with the predominant views posed by both the legislative and executive branches of government and their desire to stick with the status quo — to simply not deal with the fundamentalist movement,” said Holland Taylor, founder of LibForAll Foundation, an American and Indonesian NGO that promotes religious pluralism.
Although Indonesia has made major inroads in its battle against Islamic terrorism, it has been less successful combating fundamentalist ideologies, which often come from outside the country, that continue to influence Indonesia politics, legislation and society.
The blasphemy law, passed in 1965 by then-president Suharto, limits the number of recognized religions here to six: Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism and Confucianism. It then further calls for up to five years in jail for anyone who “distorts” or “misrepresents” any of those religions.
Human rights groups argue that the law is not in line with the country’s 1945 constitution, which nominally guarantees freedom of religion.
In practice, the blasphemy law is applied primarily to perceived offenses against mainstream Islam. Almost 90 percent of Indonesia’s 240 million people are Muslim, the vast majority of whom are moderate in their beliefs.
“One of the problems is that radical and literal-minded Muslims use the law as justification to take things into their own hands, while the police are reluctant to intervene,” said Azyumardi Azra, an Islamic scholar at Indonesia’s Islamic State University who testified against the law.
Azra pointed specifically to the Islamic Defender’s Front and several other groups that have attacked Islamic sects whose beliefs deviate from the central tenets of Sunni Islam — such as the belief that Mohammad is the last prophet.
The 1965 decree was cited in 2008 when the government all but banned Ahmadiyah, an Islamic sect that believes in a prophet after Mohammad, after pressure from radical Muslim groups. The Islamic Defender’s Front has repeatedly set fire to Ahmadi mosques and in some cases to their homes but have rarely themselves been arrested or charged with a crime.
In 2007, the Indonesian Supreme Court sentenced Abdul Rachman, who is the No. 2 leader of a religious group known as Lia Eden and who claims to be the reincarnation of the Prophet Muhammad, to three years in prison under the blasphemy law.
Police also arrested Ahmad Moshaddeq, the leader of an Islamic sect known as Al Qiyada, on charges of blasphemy in 2007, even after he declared from the steps of a central Jakarta police station that he had realized his teachings were misguided and would return to mainstream Islam.
The attorney general's office banned Al Qiyada that same year. Moshaddeq, whose house was burned down by a mob, has said that he is the next Islamic prophet and does not require his followers to pray five times a day or toward Mecca.JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s Constitutional Court held dozens of... more
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Long after the Punk movement petered out or became commercialized elsewhere, it took hold for the first time in Jakarta in the mid-1990s — at a time when the music's belligerence seemed to perfectly echo the hostility many young people felt toward the authoritarian regime of then President Suharto. The youth were attracted to the freedom and rebellion that punk offered. Today power of the Internet widely spreading Punk to every region in Indonesia. http://www.makeahistory.com/index.php/recent-news/325-punk-explosion-against-cenzoreship-in-indonesia-film-punk-in-love-indonesiaLong after the Punk movement petered out or became commercialized elsewhere, it took... more
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There is simply no better journalist in the world over the last 30 years than Allan Nairn.
Journalist Allan Nairn Facing Possible Arrest in Indonesia for Exposing US-Backed Forces Assassinated Civilians
In Indonesia, investigative journalist Allan Nairn is facing possible arrest for exposing that US-backed Indonesian armed forces assassinated a series of civilian activists last year. Since Allan Nairn broke the news of the assassination program on Democracy Now! on Friday, the Indonesian press has been buzzing with the allegations. A military spokesman told the Jakarta Globe that the military is considering legal action against Nairn. Earlier today, Nairn issued a public challenge to the Indonesian military to arrest him so that he could face off with the military in open court.There is simply no better journalist in the world over the last 30 years than Allan... more
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An indonesian man has been awarded compensation after a cigarette exploded in his mouth, causing him to lose 6 teeth.
Andi Susanto, 31 accepted an out of court payement of 5m rupiah (£335) and all medical costs from PT Nojorono Tobacco, the makers of the exploding cigarette.
Police are investigating the blast, however Mr Susanto said that the incident has helped him give up smoking. Indonesia has one of the highest smoking rates in the world, with more than 60% of men smoking on a regular basis.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8493288.stmAn indonesian man has been awarded compensation after a cigarette exploded in his... more
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It's a real issue. VOTE IT UP IF YOU SUPPORT OBAMA. Go ahead and vote it down if you abandon him during this time, because the issue isn't going away in real life, just because a few of you hit the red button.
This registration document, made available on Jan. 24, 2007, by the Fransiskus Assisi school in Jakarta, Indonesia, shows the registration of Barack Obama under the name Barry Soetoro into the Catholic school made by his step-father, Lolo Soetoro. The document lists Barry Soetoro as a Indonesian citizen, born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, and shows his Muslim step-father listed the boy’s religion as Islam.
(AP Photo/ Tatan Syuflana)
This AP photo is compelling evidence of the following assertions, which have been set forth:
1. Barack Obama had Indonesian citizenship
2. Barack Obama had the legal name Barry Soetoro
3. Barack Obama was a Muslim (trust issue, not religious, as he lied.)
In addition, it means that Barack Obama apparently lied to the Illinois Supreme Court when asked to provide former names, according to this Attorney’s Registration Record (trust issue as he lied.)
The Photo
Tatan Syuflana is a legitimate AP photographer, her name shows many reports with photos specifically that region of the world, meaning that this photographer has traveled to Jakarta.
Obama has made every concerted effort to cover up his background from the American people. He says he was never a Muslim and was never raised as a Muslim. He makes the claim on his website that: “Senator Obama has never been a Muslim, was not raised as a Muslim, and is a committed Christian.” (trust issue, not religious as he lied.)
Do you think the American people have a right to know the truth? Do you think the media should do their job and find out the truth? I do.It's a real issue. VOTE IT UP IF YOU SUPPORT OBAMA. Go ahead and vote it down... more
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A Islamic charity -The National Zakat Management Body (Baznas)- on Saturday launched a program to pay for bright but poor youths to study in state universities.
Under the program, called "One family, one scholar", the mandatory alms management body will provide full scholarships to students whose immediate family members do not have a university education.
Baznas spokeswomen said all poor people deserve education regardless of their religion.
"But because 80 percent of the population is Muslim and many of them are poor, the priority is given to Muslim students," she said.
Knowledge or "ilm" is the second most used word in the Holy Quran and a duty of Muslims to seek it. Zakat or charity is the one of the 5 pillars in Islam. A Islamic charity -The National Zakat Management Body (Baznas)- on Saturday launched a... more
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Indonesia is going to send a medical team and some material aid to China later this week according to the Director of the Crisis Center of the Health Ministry Rustam Pakaya on Monday.
Pakaya said the medical team will consist on 102 people (comprising 20 specialist doctors, eight doctors, 12 nurses, some other health workers, and a number of volunteers from the military, the police and rescue teams will take part in the humanitarian mission).
The medical team will leave for China on Sunday, Pakaya told reporters after a launching ceremony of the humanitarian assistance to China at the Health Ministry.
"We are now processing their immigration procedure. We expect them to leave on Sunday," he said.
A senior official of the ministry Rahmi Utoro said Indonesia would also send five tons of medicine and five tons of logistics to China on Wednesday.
Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim nation who has recently got hit by earthquake itself.Indonesia is going to send a medical team and some material aid to China later this... more
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The largest Mosque in NY, the ICC, is getting applause from the city's influential Jewish community. Mohammad Shamsi Ali is the Mosque's Indonesian born-imam.
Rabbis who've spoken there call it an open and welcoming community. The Jewish Theological Seminary and the ICC are planning a joint soup kitchen for the homeless. The mosque is organizing an inter-religious studies program for teenagers.
"What I heard Shamsi Ali preach was as fine a sermon on brotherhood as has ever been preached," said Visotzky, professor of midrash (scriptural interpretation) and inter-faith studies across town at the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Rabbi Marc Schneier spoke at the ICC last year and invited the imam to speak in his Synagogue last month:
"It was impressive when he spoke to the congregation about Israel's territorial integrity and how suicide bombings are a perversion of the Koran and Islam."
The imam has taken part in the prayer at an inter-faith memorial service in Yankee Stadium two weeks after the September 11 attacks. Ali has also been active in larger inter-faith initiatives such as the National Dialogue of Muslims and Catholics and Imams and Rabbis conferences in the United States and abroad.The largest Mosque in NY, the ICC, is getting applause from the city's... more
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