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Ahok
![Indonesian School Head Charged With Blasphemy Over Unorthodox Teachings Indonesian School Head Charged With Blasphemy Over Unorthodox Teachings](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-12-13-001745.jpg)
Indonesian School Head Charged With Blasphemy Over Unorthodox Teachings
By Sebastian Strangio
Panji Gumilang, 77, heads a school where women are allowed to preach and pray alongside men.
![Indonesia’s Blasphemy Laws in the Headlines With Acquittal Indonesia’s Blasphemy Laws in the Headlines With Acquittal](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-flag-2526462_1280.jpg)
Indonesia’s Blasphemy Laws in the Headlines With Acquittal
By Associated Press
An Indonesian woman was acquitted of blasphemy charges for taking a dog into a mosque.
![Indonesia’s Ahok Out of Jail and Back in the Limelight Ahead of 2019 Elections Indonesia’s Ahok Out of Jail and Back in the Limelight Ahead of 2019 Elections](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-03_15-06-41.jpg)
Indonesia’s Ahok Out of Jail and Back in the Limelight Ahead of 2019 Elections
By Stephen Wright and Niniek Karmini
The ex-Jakarta governor, convicted of blasphemy, has been freed from prison just months ahead of presidential elections in April.
![Indonesia’s 2019 Election Heats Up With Vice Presidential Picks Indonesia’s 2019 Election Heats Up With Vice Presidential Picks](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-01-29_20-07-54.jpg)
Indonesia’s 2019 Election Heats Up With Vice Presidential Picks
By Erin Cook
The choices provided an extraordinarily dramatic start to what will be a closely watched race.
![What Does Indonesia’s New Political Landscape Mean for the Future of its Economy? What Does Indonesia’s New Political Landscape Mean for the Future of its Economy?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-14967050094_c7c91891a3_z.jpg)
What Does Indonesia’s New Political Landscape Mean for the Future of its Economy?
By Edward Parker
A look at the twin rise of religious conservatism and resource nationalism.
![What Did Indonesia’s Anti-Ahok Reunion Rally Reveal? What Did Indonesia’s Anti-Ahok Reunion Rally Reveal?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-03_15-06-41.jpg)
What Did Indonesia’s Anti-Ahok Reunion Rally Reveal?
By Erin Cook
The event demonstrated the limitations of anti-Ahok sentiment in the country's capital.
![Was the Indonesian Military Chief’s US Flight Incident a Political Stunt? Was the Indonesian Military Chief’s US Flight Incident a Political Stunt?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-nurmantyo-us.jpg)
Was the Indonesian Military Chief’s US Flight Incident a Political Stunt?
By David Hutt
Irrespective of what actually occurred, the incident holds significance for the country’s domestic politics.
![After Ahok: Indonesia Grapples with the Rise of Political Islam After Ahok: Indonesia Grapples with the Rise of Political Islam](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-34_cvrs_1.jpg)
After Ahok: Indonesia Grapples with the Rise of Political Islam
By Sebastian Strangio
For decades, Indonesian society has experienced a slow process of Islamization. In 2017, the pace picked up.
![‘Relax, It’s Just Religion,’ Says Indonesian Author ‘Relax, It’s Just Religion,’ Says Indonesian Author](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-relax-its-just-religion-says-indonesian-author-to-foster-tolerance-video-relax-its-just-religion.jpg)
‘Relax, It’s Just Religion,’ Says Indonesian Author
By Vishal Arora
To foster tolerance, Feby Indirani's new book encourages understanding through humor.
![Ahok, the Jakarta Gubernatorial Race, and the Future of Indonesian Islam Ahok, the Jakarta Gubernatorial Race, and the Future of Indonesian Islam](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-24_02-19-59.jpg)
Ahok, the Jakarta Gubernatorial Race, and the Future of Indonesian Islam
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
Does the blasphemy scandal surrounding Ahok portend a transformation of Indonesian Islam?
![Defending Free Speech in ASEAN Defending Free Speech in ASEAN](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-22_07-00-16.jpg)
Defending Free Speech in ASEAN
By David Hutt
There have been some troubling regional developments on the issue of late.
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