"As Tuti watched the house burn, she and the other villagers thanked God for
the suffering of those they deemed heretics. "
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On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 3:57 PM, sunny <ambon@tele2.se> wrote:
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> http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/as-the-flames-of-intolerance-flare-indonesians-are-reminded-of-their-nations-origins-in-diversity/409017
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> As the Flames of ?Intolerance Flare, Indonesians Are Reminded of ?Their
> Nation's Origins in Diversity
> Nivell Rayda & Fitri | November 28, 2010
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> Indonesia. A hundred police officers armed with assault rifles and pistols
> were not enough to dissuade Tuti (not her real name) from walking barefoot
> for a kilometer, her 3-year-old son on her back, to the village of Gegerung
> in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, on Friday.
>
> Once she arrived, the 25-year-old mother joined hundreds of people from her
> village in ransacking and demolishing dozens of houses belonging to members
> of the Ahmadiyah minority sect.
>
> "Infidels," she screamed as she pelted one of the homes with rocks. "Get
> out of our village."
>
> The mob destroyed 22 homes, with one burned to the ground after villagers
> emptied a canister of kerosene in it and lit it on fire.
>
> As Tuti watched the house burn, she and the other villagers thanked God for
> the suffering of those they deemed heretics.
>
> Need for a National Strategy
>
> The seemingly never-ending string of attacks on minority religious groups -
> at least a hundred against Ahmadiyah alone over the past decade, according
> to one activist - prompted the International Crisis Group in a recent report
> to call on Indonesia to adopt a comprehensive national strategy to promote
> religious tolerance and curb rising sectarian violence.
>
> "There needs to be a long-term vision and strategy. Local officials have
> been addressing the incidents on a case-by-case basis," said Jim
> Della-Giacomathe, the ICG Southeast Asia project director.
>
> "And most of the time, they surrender to those with the loudest voice. If
> this keeps happening, mob rule prevails."
>
> Della-Giacoma's statement highlights an important observation regarding the
> government's response so far to the apparent increase in religious
> intolerance in the country: that the core of the problem isn't being
> addressed.
>
> In Bekasi, which the ICG report says is a clear example of the tensions
> brought about by clashing fundamentalisms, 10 people have been arrested for
> an attack that saw one churchgoer hospitalized with a stab wound and a
> female reverend badly injured.
>
> Among those arrested was the local leader of the hard-line Islamic
> Defenders Front (FPI), a group that has led calls for Christians to leave
> the area.
>
> West Lombok Police operations head, Comr. Deky Subagio, has promised that
> his office will investigate the attack on the Ahmadiyah homes on Friday just
> like any other case.
>
> Despite local police promises such as these, attacks continue.
>
> Bonar Tigor Naipospos, vice president of the Setara Institute for Democracy
> and Peace, said if the core of the problem was not addressed soon, sectarian
> conflicts would be unavoidable.
>
> "There are elements within the minorities that are discontented with the
> government's inaction and are becoming fed up with continuously playing the
> victim," he said. "These elements may even have become radicalized
> themselves."
>
> Largely Local?
>
> Bonar notes that the areas prone to religious conflict often have weak law
> enforcement or government leaders who are easily pressured by majority
> religious groups.
>
> For instance, in Kuningan, West Java, where mainstream Muslims in July
> attempted to seal off an Ahmadiyah mosque, the local government has been
> reluctant to acknowledge marriages involving members of the minority sect.
>
> In West Nusa Tenggara, the local government has also refused to issue
> mandatory identification cards to followers of the sect, and last month
> raided homes belonging to Ahmadiyah members, urging them to move out of
> Gegerung village.
>
> The government announced plans to relocate the remaining members of the
> community to a remote island in the Sumba Strait, some 40 kilometers off the
> main island of Lombok, saying it was the will of other religious communities
> and residen ts.
>
> In Bekasi and Depok, where a string of attacks and forced closures of
> Protestant churches has taken place, local administrations have defended
> their position of siding with the demands of hard-line groups against
> minorities by saying they needed to keep the peace.
>
> "The political support of religious elites is essential even for political
> parties that are not based in Islam," Bonar said.
>
> "Religious elites need to expand their political influence; in return
> politicians enjoy great support from faithful followers of certain religious
> leaders."
>
> Decentralized, Disconnected
>
> Analysts trace part of the problem to decentralization.
>
> "Decentralization has brought more autonomy and self-government, but
> unfortunately the interpretation and implementation of religious freedom and
> tolerance, in practice, is also left with the local leaders, who sometimes
> have a narrow view on the subject," said Siti Zuhro, a political analyst
> from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI).
>
> Zuhro said that during the iron-fisted rule of former President Suharto
> there was no tolerance shown for religious frictions, and any statements
> that had the potential to stir up social, religious and racial tensions were
> greatly limited.
>
> "Today, the situation is different. Hate speech is protected by the
> citizens' constitutional rights of freedom of expression," she said. "But
> this is a slippery slope."
>
> Bonar said that although President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had made a
> number of speeches expressing support for religious freedom and the need to
> protect minority groups, his words had never been translated into definitive
> action by local governments.
>
> "There is a discrepancy between the central government's commitment and the
> policies and practices at the local level," he said.
>
> "Decentralization has left the central government to rely heavily on how
> local officials can translate its directives.
>
> "But while the central government claims that the job of protecting
> minorities rests with local governments, the local governments tell minority
> groups that they have to consult with the central government."
>
> Confusing Commands
>
> Even at the national level, Yudhoyono's statements on religious freedom
> sometimes stand in stark contrast to the words and actions of his ministers.
>
>
> Ulil Abshar Abdalla, a member of the president's Democratic Party, pointed
> out that Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali "has made comments that
> oppose religious freedom and have a dangerous potential to fuel further
> violence."
>
> The minister has repeatedly called for Ahmadiyah to disband, and has showed
> support for the 1965 law on blasphemy that many observers say has
> legitimized acts of violence against minority sects and groups.
>
> He also supports the 2006 joint ministerial decree on houses of worship,
> which requires the consent of the surrounding community for building
> churches, temples and mosques. Critics say the regulation is discriminatory.
>
>
> Rohadi Abdul Fatah, the director of Islam and Shariah law at the Ministry
> of Religious Affairs, denied that anyone had turned a blind eye to the
> problem of intolerance.
>
> "Our officials always work according to the law and official procedure," he
> said. "We never harm other groups, for example by prohibiting them from
> using public facilities or burning their places of worship. That is totally
> against human rights and the law."
>
> Regarding Ahmadiyah, he said the ministry did not tolerate the sect, but
> that did not mean the ministry was failing to provide members protection.
>
> "We keep trying to persuade Ahmadiyah through education and dialogue to
> return to the right path of Islam," he said. "We don't tolerate anyone who
> harms them even though their belief is not acceptable in Islam."
>
> Democratic Pitfall
>
> So what should a government that listens to its people do when a number of
> surveys indicate a worrying increase in religious intolerance among Muslims
> in the country?
>
> A survey released in September by the Center for the Study of Islam and
> Society found that among 1,200 adult Muslim men and women surveyed
> nationwide, 57.8 percent said they were against the construction of churches
> and other non-Muslim places of worship - the highest rate the study center
> has recorded since 2001.
>
> More than a quarter, or 27.6 percent, said they minded if non-Muslims
> taught their children, up from 21.4 percent in 2008.
>
> "The government should not bow down to political pressure from a religious
> elite that voices intolerance," Ulil said. "The government should protect
> minorities and not only cater to the demands of the majority.
>
> "We should re-educate these opportunistic bureaucrats and political parties
> about 'Bhinneka Tunggal Ika' ['Unity in Diversity'], the principle taught by
> our founding fathers."
>
> Firdaus Mubarik, an Ahmadiyah activist, said he hoped the government would
> listen to minority voices as well.
>
> "The government should remain neutral on religious issues and bridge
> differences between religious groups," he said.
>
> "If the government continues turning a blind eye to the problem, hard-line
> Muslim groups will soon target other minorities."
> An Ahmadiyah member holding a burned Koran in Ciampea, West Java, after a
> mob set fire to a mosque and houses belonging to members of the minority
> sect. Pluralism advocates are warning of the dangers posed by failing to
> sufficiently address rising intolerance. Reuters Photo/Dadang Tri
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