tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670912490786998567.post5838927304112774786..comments2023-10-21T19:57:46.300-04:00Comments on Center for World Conflict and Peace: Irshad Manji, a Threat to Indonesian Public Order?Center for World Conflict and Peacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09848386765958182753noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670912490786998567.post-44769433813614803392012-09-24T20:46:22.266-04:002012-09-24T20:46:22.266-04:00Yohanes Sulaiman here:
No, the majority of Indone...Yohanes Sulaiman here:<br /><br />No, the majority of Indonesian Muslims do not support the extremists. Their view in this matter, however, more of indifference. <br /><br />Yes, the deeply conservative Indonesians might find what she said to be disagreeable, simply because she is very liberal. At the same time, they will not bother to do anything, simply because they don't care.<br /><br />While Irshad Manji is well known in the US and Canada, you will find it very difficult to find Indonesians who are aware with either Irshad Manji or her views.<br /><br />The recent protests over the movie deemed to be insulting to Moslems is the evidence of this indifference. The only ones bothered to come out to stage a protest in front of the US embassy were the usual suspects: FPI, the thuggish organization that is deeply unpopular in Indonesia anyway, and Indonesia's version of Moslem Brotherhood (Hizbut Tahrir). The rest? They don't care.Center for World Conflict and Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09848386765958182753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670912490786998567.post-32359249396830935022012-09-24T01:09:44.964-04:002012-09-24T01:09:44.964-04:00The Rhetoric of the hardliner has been deeply abso...The Rhetoric of the hardliner has been deeply absorbed in the mind of the Indonesian people. Quietly the majority of Indonesian Muslims support the extremists, there is no silent majority. Of course, when asked, most will consider themselves moderate and tolerant, they will support anything that advanced the dominance of Islam in Indonesia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com