Indonesian police fire warning shots at protesters

Indonesian police have fired warning shots, teargas and a water cannon to disperse around 400 Muslim protesters near the U.S. embassy in Jakarta. The action, which took place after demonstrators began ...
The Conversation

How Indonesian Islamic politics shape mandatory hijab rules and uniform policies in schools

Sari Oktafiana receives funding from Research Foundation Flanders, VLIR-UOS. Late last month, a high school teacher in the Indonesian province of Yogyakarta reportedly forced a female Muslim student ...
Barron's

Inside Indonesia's Islamic Boarding School For Deaf Children

At an Islamic boarding school in a sleepy neighbourhood on the outskirts of the Indonesian city Yogyakarta, the sound of Koranic recitation is nowhere to be heard. This is a religious school for deaf ...
The New York Times

The Young Muslims Challenging Islam’s Status Quo

A conservative religious movement, spread through social media, has taken hold among Indonesian youth. The government wants to curb its influence. By Sui-Lee Wee Sui-Lee Wee traveled to Padang and ...
Mongabay

Indonesian Islamic behemoth’s entry into coal mining sparks youth wing revolt

In early August, several youth organizations affiliated with Muhammadiyah, Indonesia’s second-largest Islamic organization, released a public petition calling on its leadership to cancel its plans to ...