Indonesia

Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, a daughter of Suharto, and Bambang Trihatmodjo, one of his sons, accepted the honor from President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia in Jakarta.
Indonesia, South East Asia, World

Suharto Legacy: History, Power and Future of Democracy in Indonesia

/ November 15, 2025

Suharto’s elevation as a national hero opened the wounds of the mass killings, repression, corruption, and militarisation, which were never fully confronted or healed, under his over three-decade dictatorship. It becomes more fraught as Prabowo strengthens the military’s role, raising fears that Indonesia may be drifting back. Accountability or amnesia will determine whether Indonesia’s democracy endures or creeping authoritarianism continues

Seorang nelayan Indonesia menerima bantuan zakat untuk membeli perahu baru dan meningkatkan penghasilannya
Indonesia, Islam, South East Asia

Zakat Dijelaskan: Bagaimana Sistem Redistribusi Kekayaan Islam Mendistribusikan Miliaran Dolar kepada Kaum Miskin

/ October 31, 2025

Zakat atau 2,5% dari tabungan yang wajib disumbangkan umat Islam untuk beramal telah mengubah kehidupan di negara-negara seperti Indonesia dan berpotensi untuk mengurangi kemiskinan global serta berkontribusi terhadap Tujuan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan PBB jika dimanfaatkan secara profesional

Polygamy is often misrepresented as a widespread practice in Islam even as the Quran emphasizes monogamy as the preferred form of marriage.
Americas, India, Indonesia, Islam, Malaysia, South Asia

Quran And Monogamy: How Islam Doesn’t Really Encourage Polygamy

/ October 2, 2025

Despite evidence that polygamy is marginal, declining, and not specific to a religious group, it has been weaponised against Muslims to fuel Islamophobia, even as the Quran, the primary source of Islamic law, backs monogamy as the preferred model of marriage, underlining how polygamy can never be fair and just

Golden Lord Murugan statue at Batu Caves, Malaysia, with colorful temple steps
Indonesia, Islam, Malaysia, South Asia, South East Asia, United Arab Emirates

Coexistence in Muslim World: Lessons from Indonesia, Malaysia and Islamic Heritage

/ August 19, 2025

Amid global anti-Muslim hysteria and the clash of civilizations narrative, the lived reality tells a different story: Hindus, Christians, and other minorities thrive in Muslim-majority societies like Indonesia and the Gulf, where Islamic traditions coexist with mutual respect, defining social and political life

Garuda Vishnu Kencana statue in Bali, Indonesia, showcasing Lord Vishnu riding on the mythical bird Garuda.
Indonesia, South East Asia, Travel

Garuda Vishnu Kencana: World’s Tallest Hindu Statue In Most Populous Muslim Nation

/ February 3, 2025

Indonesia’s top political leadership, including the then President Joko Widodo, attended the inauguration of Garuda Vishnu Kencana, the world’s tallest Hindu statue, in September 2018, reaffirming the state’s backing and across-the-board consensus of upholding diversity in the most populous Muslim nation

Indonesian multicultural society founded on Islamic principles has been maintained through Pancasila, balancing religion and democracy
Indonesia, Islam, South East Asia, World

Indonesian Way: Harmonising Islam, Democracy And Pluralism

/ January 2, 2025

Indonesia’s multicultural society founded on Islamic principles has been maintained through the Pancasila ideology, balancing religion and democracy even as recent shifts threaten this necessitating localised solutions to address rising identity politics to preserve national unity

The distorted notion that Islam spread through military ignores how the faith gained traction thanks to the the pacifist Sufi tradition with its emphasis on equality and justice from Africa to Indonesia
Indonesia, Islam, South East Asia

Islam From Africa To Indonesia: How Pacifist Tradition Helped Propagate It

/ August 8, 2024

The distorted notion that Islam spread through the military means ignores how the faith gained traction thanks to the pacifist Sufi tradition with its emphasis on equality and justice from Africa to Indonesia

Indonesia's incoming president Prabowo Subianto faces economic growth challenges and the need to uphold democratic values in the world's most populous and diverse Muslim nation with rich religious and cultural pluralism
Indonesia, South East Asia, World

Challenges And Opportunities For Indonesia’s Next President Prabowo Subianto

/ January 27, 2024

Indonesia, the world’s third-largest democracy and one of the most pluralistic nations, is the most populous Muslim country and home to 12.7% of Muslims globally

Istiqlal Mosque and Jakarta Cathedral Church showcase Indonesian pluralism
Indonesia, Islam, South East Asia, World

Indonesian Pluralism: How Islamic Middle Path Ummah Wasat Fosters It

/ December 22, 2023

Islam’s middle path Ummah Wasat has fostered moderate and democratic Indonesia that embraces social, cultural, and religious pluralism rooted in Muslim heritage best represented by the Quran’s emphasis on diversity, tolerance, and mutual recognition

Indonesia is on the cusp of becoming one of the world’s 10 biggest economies
Indonesia, Islam, South East Asia, World

Democracy, Reform, Harmony: How Indonesia Bounced Back

/ April 9, 2023

Indonesia stands out among the world’s 20 biggest economies on the back of the stability it has maintained through harmony among its myriad ethnicities and linguistic groups decades after its crony-capitalist system collapsed in the face of the 1997 Asian financial crisis

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