The MUI 2020 Congress: Path Towards Moderation?
Norshahril Saat
The new leadership of MUI (Ulama Council of Indonesia) likely will be less politically involved and possibly more moderate.

Norshahril Saat
The new leadership of MUI (Ulama Council of Indonesia) likely will be less politically involved and possibly more moderate.
Ahmad Najib Burhani
The return of a firebrand cleric to Indonesia will have an impact on the dynamics of religiosity in the country. It will also empower and consolidate groups opposed to the government of Joko Widodo.
Ahmad Najib Burhani
Indonesia has laws that seek to deter the politicisation of religion. This will prove to be challenging, especially with the regional elections round the corner.
Leo Suryadinata
Prime Minister Suga’s first trip shows that an “independent and active” Indonesia is not an easy partner for Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy.
Leo Suryadinata
The Indonesian defence minister’s visit to Washington DC raised many eyebrows and questions.
Ahmad Najib Burhani
The Nahdlatul Ulama has previously thrown its full support behind the government of Joko Widodo. Its recent criticism of the president’s decision to press on with regional polls and the Omnibus Law suggests a parting of ways.
Syafiq Hasyim
President Jokowi’s unpopular job creation law creates a new rift with Indonesia’s leading Islamic groups.
Syafiq Hasyim
Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs’ planned certification programme for Muslim preachers creates another state-mosque flashpoint.
Giora Eliraz
The recently-concluded peace agreements between Israel and both the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have elicited a delayed and carefully-phrased response from Indonesia and a relatively mild response from Malaysia. Indonesia’s growing relations with the UAE could be a factor in the delayed response. Malaysia’s reaction, however, is more difficult to fathom.
A'an Suryana|Nur Syafiqah Mohd Taufek
The central government’s proposal to ban the niqab in Indonesian public offices faces pushback from local political leaders and various quarters of the country’s Muslim community.