01-July-2010
A lawmaker on Wednesday accused the security forces of secretly supporting Islamist vigilantes as a kind of paramilitary force to intimidate opponents and commercial rivals.
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle lawmaker Eva Kusuma Sundari said extremist vigilantes known for violent attacks on bars, minorities and human rights advocates had direct links to military and police generals.
“The organization is now part of the conflict management strategy the Indonesian military exercises to maintain its power,” she told AFP, referring to the stick-wielding fanatics known as the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI).
30-October-2007
Conflict and violence ever occurred almost in all the nations in the world, including Indonesia. Most of them are triggered by injustice. Bad system in financial distribution has created some conflicts. The involvement of the social organization, which is bring the religion’s doctrine make the situation getting more complicated. How to minimize the conflict? Here is the dialog between Firman Syah from CMM with Mr. Bambang Pranowo the professor of Islamic State University Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta:
30-October-2007
American as one of the target countries takes the front position to against terrorism, the policy about war to against it become a controversial. Although some terrorists have been captured it doesn’t mean they have stopped. They still recruit the new cadres to continue their struggle. They claim the action as part of teaching, but Mr. Alfian Muthalib an expert in Study for America refused. Terrorism is not dealing with certain religion. How about American’s stage about terrorism? Here is the explanation:
30-October-2007
Islam in Indonesia suspected as more tolerant toward the culture values. It showed by the Muslims ability to absorb the local culture as part of Islam, since the culture is a part of the society life. Along with the political development, the radical group appears more dominant than the tolerance Muslim’s community. The radical groups action affect the society not only in national but also in international level. Here is the statement of Mr. Azyumardi Azra, the former Head of Islamic State University Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, now he is a director of Post Graduate in the same university:
08-October-2007
Jihad mostly misunderstood by Muslim or non-Muslim (Western advisory). Most people understand it as war and all form of violence. Jihad is very wide, it includes physic and spiritual activity to reach the target without hopeless. Yunahar Ilyas, one of Muslim figures. He refuses jihad as war only. The following is the CMM team reporter about the dialog with Mr. Yunahar Ilyas:
08-October-2007
Terrorism is the interesting issue after violence actions that bring religion`s doctrine. There is no day without news about terror, suicide bomb and the International terrorist link`s. Is it true that Islam legitimate violence action? The question often discussed at International religious and political discussion. The following is the interview CMM reporter Yulmedia with Iwan Nawawi, the management of Zikr Association at private television:
08-October-2007
We feel uncomfortable if we leave behind. Usually defeat in competition would trigger the furious. For that reason the interest`s conflict couldn`t be avoided. We are not only face social issue that rises naturally, but also we have to face conflict that created intentionally. We have to make the priority`s scale to solve the issues. The following is the interview CMM reporter Yulmedia with Hj. Nidalia Djohansyah Makki, the second commission of Indonesian legislative assembly`s member:
08-October-2007
Terrorism fear people, since it`s not choose the victim, Muslim or non-Muslim. The terrorists use the current technology to get financial support as well as to control the action. Why it threatens the society? The following is the interview of Center for Moderate Muslim (CMM) team reporter with Wawan H Purwanto, an intelligent supervisor.
08-October-2007
Entering the 21st century Muslim faces religious radicalism growth within the Muslim. The Western media use the situation to smear the name of Islam. The fact makes Muslims foundered in international sight especially for the Western. The moderate Muslims feel apprehensive with the violence done by small number of Muslims since they suspect jihad as the holy war. KH. Tolchah Hasan the former of Religion Minister said to CMM reporter team:
04-October-2007
The development of civilization usually signed by the progress of science and technology. The Western`s progress in science and technology makes jealous other nations, especially some Muslims, which are bringing the Islamic flag. Recently, some group in religions tends to be emotional and provoked easily about something dealing with Western. The backwardness occurred within the Muslims suspected as the effect of the Western`s injustice. Should we blame Western? Here`s the dialog between Yulmedia from CMM with Dr. Andi Faisal Bakti, the lecturer of Islamic State University Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta: