Elisabeth Oktofani – When Islamic hard-liners in Bekasi and Bogor were questioned recently about what influenced them to take up causes or attend demonstrations, most pointed toward an

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A former member of the outlawed Indonesian Islamic State movement claimed on Thursday that the group had links to the co-founder of the Islamic-based Prospero

Golkar Party Chairman Aburizal Bakrie has asked all party members to avoid Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School in Indramayu, West Java, which is allegedly operated by the Indonesian Islam

Nivell Rayda – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's speeches often leave many Indonesians mystified, and the one he made shortly after a series of book bomb scares across the capital la

Jakarta – Academics agree that negligence by the older generation and widespread disappointment over the government's failure to provide economic, social and political justice were the

Jakarta – Radicalism in schools is believed to have reached alarming levels, with a recent survey finding almost half of the students in Greater Jakarta willing to be involved in acts o

A former leader of Indonesian Islamic State (NII) claims that the extremist group has infiltrated political parties in Indonesia, including the Golkar Party and the ruling Democratic Pa

Camelia Pasandaran, Anita Rachman & Elisabeth Oktofani – A day after President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono warned of the "serious threat" from Islamic extremism, his chief security min

Arientha Primanita & Anita Rachman – In a rare acknowledgment that religious-based violence posed a serious threat to the nation, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on Indone

Dessy Sagita – A group of prominent Muslim academics vowed on Thursday to fight the creeping radicalization of university students taking place on campuses across the country.

Dessy Sagita, Anita Rachman & Amir Tejo – An Islamic boarding school in Indramayu, West Java, has come under scrutiny after a group of activists claimed it was recruiting for the ou

Mariel Grazella and Oyos Saroso, Jakarta – As precautionary measures against the re-emergence of the outlawed radical group, the Indonesian Islamic State (NII), intensified across the c

Ulma Haryanto – Eddy Prayitno has a unique perspective on the Indonesian Islamic State movement, the group alleged to be behind the foiled Good Friday bombing in Tangerang.

Jakarta – Deputy National Education Minister Fasli Jalal says he has witnessed strong indications of radicalization of junior and high school students across Indonesia, adding that it w

Candra Malik – University officials in Yogyakarta said on Monday that there were signs their campuses were quietly being "infiltrated" by Muslim extremists seeking to expand their youth

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – Bad news may mean good promotion for some, as in the case of prominent filmmaker Hanung Bramantyo's latest pluralism-themed film, the simply titled ?.

Medan, North Sumatra – A leader of Indonesia's Islamic Defenders Front more than met his match in the form of dozens of enraged housewives on Tuesday.

Nurfika Osman & Farouk Arnaz – The threat of a coup by hard-liners and ex-military generals has been overblown and there is no reason for government officials to panic, analysts hav

Nurfika Osman & Farouk Arnaz – Islamic figures on Wednesday admitted to involvement in a plan last year to set up an Islamic revolutionary cabinet, but denied it was an attempt to o

Dessy Sagita & Anita Rachman – Lawmakers and activists said a news report aired on Tuesday alleging senior retired generals had been supporting hard-line groups to incite religious

Camelia Pasandaran – A senior cabinet minister on Wednesday rejected allegations that hard-line Islamists backed by senior retired military generals were attempting to overthrow the gov

One of the hard-line organizations implicated by Al Jazeera in a movement to overthrow President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and install an Islamic-based government says the allegations ag

Al Jazeera is reporting that "senior retired generals" are supporting the Islamic Defenders Front and other hard-line groups to incite religious violence and overthrow Indonesian Presid

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Hot on the heels of its campaign against the dissolution of Ahmadiyah, the hard-line Muslim group Islam Defenders Front (FPI) is now setting its eyes on under

Nivell Rayda – Security analysts warned on Wednesday of growing alliances between hard-line Muslim groups and fundamentalists with close ties to terrorist cells, as the nation is grippe

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The Bekasi District Court sentenced the suspended leader of the Bekasi branch of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI), Raya Murhali Barda, to five-and-a-half

Ulma Haryanto – Despite being found guilty on Thursday of inciting violence, suspended Islamic Defenders Front leader, Murhali Barda, is set to walk free on Sunday.

Ulma Haryanto – Human rights groups on Thursday accused the state of failing to uphold the law after a Bekasi court gave light sentences to 13 Muslim hard-liners linked to an attack on

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Three Islamic parties which are also members of the ruling coalition threw their support behind the hard-line Islamic Defenders Front on Tuesday, urging the g

Camelia Pasandaran, Mamuju, West Sulawesi – In response to concerns over attacks on minority religious groups, the government is drafting a law that will make it easier to disband viole

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Ulma Haryanto – Former Indonesian Constitutional Court chairman Jimly Assidique said on Tuesday that an imperfect legal foundation should not stop the country's leaders from taking firm

Jakarta – The Islam Defenders Front (FPI) says it was not behind the Tuesday attacks on three churches and the court building in Temanggung, Central Java.

Dessy Sagita – The head of Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Friday said calls by the president to disband violent organizations in the wake of the recent religious violence would do

Jakarta – The Islam Defenders Front (FPI) warns it will overthrow President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono from government if he dares disband any mass organization, including FPI.

In his strongest comments since the killing of three members of an Islamic sect and anti-Christian unrest, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday called on authoriti

Thousands of people took part in coordinated rallies across the country on Sunday to protest what they said was the government's poor performance and failure to provide basic services.

Hans David Tampubolon – Many believe that the aborted communist coup of 1965 was the result of a global conflict between world superpowers.

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police remain undecided on whether to take coercive measures against mass organization Forum Betawi Rempug (FBR) after a recent clash involv

Ulma Haryanto – While the antics of the hard-line Islamic Defenders Front frequently make headlines, other radical groups are working quietly behind the scenes to build a wide base of s

Rahmat, Makassar – Dozens of panicked transvestites were sent fleeing for safety after Indonesia's militant Islamic Defenders Front raided a drag-queen contest to mark World AIDS Day on

Aidi Yursal, Jakarta – Hundreds of Islamic hard-liners in Medan took to the streets on Tuesday evening, storming clubs and other establishments they deemed an affront to Muslims prepari

Ulma Haryanto & Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Vice President Boediono has received cautious praise after calling on the "silent majority" to take a stand against a growing radicalism tha

Jakarta – The Bekasi Muslim Congress (KUIB) said it would report the beleaguered HKBP Pondok Timur Indah church to the police for allegedly forging the identity cards of local residents

Jakarta – Hundreds of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia members rallied at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta on Thursday to support a regulation on houses of worship and imple

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Government leaders agreed on Monday to push for law enforcement to act firmly against any organization that disturbs public order or promotes anarchy

Jakarta – The mass organizations Betawi Brotherhood Forum (FBR) the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) and Barisan Muda Betawi conducted 107 violence acts between 2007-2010, the National Polic

Jakarta – In what critics are calling a blatant display of contempt for the city's authorities, the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader visited the Jakarta Police headquarters Friday to

Jakarta – The frequent brawls involving Betawi organizations in Jakarta have raised questions over why they still exist, and who encourages them.

Jakarta – Recent attacks on minority groups instigated by groups such as the Betawi Brotherhood Forum (FBR) and the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) reveal the government's failure to accomm