September 17, 2008 – 9:56 pm
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Home to approximately one-fifth of the world¹s Muslim population, Indonesia and Malaysia are often overlooked or misrepresented in media discourses about Islam. Ideas, sounds, images, gestures, and meanings about Islam abound in contemporary popular cultural forms including film, music, television, radio, comics, fashion, magazines, and cyberculture. By focusing on popular […]
previously published in The Jakarta Post, 6 June 2008
note: parts of the original manuscript have been cut; for a copy of the original, click here
When governments try to look more Islamic
Ariel Heryanto
The use and abuse of Islamic politics by the Soeharto government (1966-1998) and his immediate successor in transition, BJ Habibie (1998-1999), have […]
previously published in The Jakarta Post, 7 June 2008
see also translations in Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Dutch, Korea, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Russian, and Portuguese
notes: (1) the original title as submitted to the publisher reads “Islamist Parties try to look less Islamist”; (2) parts of the original manuscript have been cut; for a copy […]
from The Jakarta Post
•FPI members roam freely despite long record of attacks, brutality >
•Commentary: FPI acts are a blessing in disguise for SBY, police >
•Government slammed for inaction against FPI >
•Mounting pressure to ‘freeze’ FPI
from Tempointeraktif
•Koran Tempo Akan Diserbu >
•51 Anggota FPI Ditangkap Polisi >
•Habib Rizieq Ditangkap >
•Polisi Jemput Anggota FPI Pembawa Senjata Tajam […]
“So far, no Islamist party has won a majority of the popular vote in any of the Muslim countries where reasonably clean elections are held. Often, the Islamist share of the votes has declined. In Malaysia, the Islamists have never gone beyond 11% of the popular vote. In Indonesia, the various Islamist groups have never […]