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Greg Fealy on former NU leader Hasyim Muzadi (1944-2017)
Former Nahdlatul Ulama chairman Hasyim Muzadi. Photo by NU. Hasyim Muzadi, who died on 16 March, aged 72, was a dominant figure in Indonesia’s largest Islamic organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), for...
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Anti-Ahok protests: why were Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah sidelined?
The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), led by Rizieq Shihab, demonstrated that it was much more effective in managing street protests than Nahdlatul Ulama or Muhammadiyah. Photo by Akbar Nugroho Gumay for...
View ArticleTalking Indonesia: religious authority in Islam
The mass demonstrations against former Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama in 2016 and 2017, and rising intolerance against religious and sexual minorities have raised concerns about the...
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Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah struggle with internal divisions in the...
Nahdlatul Ulama faces significant divisions between traditional, hard-line, moderate and liberal members. Even vigilante groups like the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) claim allegiance to NU. The fall...
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Trading blows: NU versus PKS
Activists linked to Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) have savaged the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) online, comparing it to the outlawed Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) and claiming it spreads hoaxes and divides...
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The politics of fighting intolerance
Nahdlatul Ulama (NU)-affiliated protesters calling for Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) to be disbanded in 2017. Photo by Agus Bebeng for Antara. After the mass mobilisation of conservative Muslims in...
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