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Indonesia political Islam
![What the FPI Ban Does and Doesn’t Tell Us About Political Islam in Indonesia What the FPI Ban Does and Doesn’t Tell Us About Political Islam in Indonesia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-01-06-14.jpg)
What the FPI Ban Does and Doesn’t Tell Us About Political Islam in Indonesia
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A focus on episodic developments detracts from the wider trends at play in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country.
![From 212 to 812: Copy and Paste Populism in Indonesia and Malaysia? From 212 to 812: Copy and Paste Populism in Indonesia and Malaysia?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-jokowi_berpidato_aksi_2_desember.jpg)
From 212 to 812: Copy and Paste Populism in Indonesia and Malaysia?
By Asmiati Malik and Scott Edwards
There are symbolic linkages in Indonesia and Malaysia’s rising populism.
![The X Factors in Indonesia’s Presidential Race The X Factors in Indonesia’s Presidential Race](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18222181035177.jpg)
The X Factors in Indonesia’s Presidential Race
By Ed Ratcliffe
Economy and religion could define Indonesia’s 2019 presidential elections.
![Sharia Is Here to Stay in Indonesia’s Aceh Sharia Is Here to Stay in Indonesia’s Aceh](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_17143241861012.jpg)
Sharia Is Here to Stay in Indonesia’s Aceh
By Ana Salvá
Even an attempt just to hold Sharia-dictated canings in private was ultimately unsuccessful.
![If Indonesia's Democracy Is in Trouble, It's in Good Company If Indonesia's Democracy Is in Trouble, It's in Good Company](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-03_15-06-41.jpg)
If Indonesia's Democracy Is in Trouble, It's in Good Company
By Giora Eliraz
A look back at Indonesia's political developments in 2017 shows some familiar global trends.
![How Political Islam Adapted to (and Changed) Indonesian Democracy How Political Islam Adapted to (and Changed) Indonesian Democracy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-03_15-06-41.jpg)
How Political Islam Adapted to (and Changed) Indonesian Democracy
By Rizky Alif Alvian
Indonesia’s political Islam uses democracy to promote conservative aspirations, thus changing the democratic landscape.
![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.
![The Trouble With Indonesia’s Ahok Test The Trouble With Indonesia’s Ahok Test](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-17_19-31-47.jpg)
The Trouble With Indonesia’s Ahok Test
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The political future of the Jakarta governor isn’t quite the litmus test some are claiming.
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