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Islam in Indonesia

Fatwas against Religious Liberalism

Eleven new religious decrees have sparked off animated debates among the Indonesian public over the past few weeks. Representatives of liberal Islamic organisations in particular have lodged appeals and are calling for a review. Bettina David reports
The "Prosperous Justice Party" PKS in Indonesia

No Contradiction between Islam and Democracy

The successful new centrist Islamic party PKS is a moderate alternative to radical Islamism and has won respect for its disciplined campaigns and a reputation for clean politics. Elizabeth Fuller Collins and Ihsan Ali Fauzi report
Elections in Indonesia

New President Yudhoyono Faces Difficult Tasks

On Wednesday Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was inaugurated as Indonesia's first ever directly elected president. In the world's largest Muslim country, he was delivered a massive mandate. Marianne Kearney reports
Between Piety and Modern Life

How Moderate Is Indonesian Society?

Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, is currently doing its level best to position itself as a leader of moderate Islam in Asia. Stephen Fleay reports
Radical Islamic Networks on the Internet

My Enemy's Enemy Is My Friend

Under the pretense of supporting the struggle for liberation in Iraq and the Palestinian territories, "solidarity groups" are spreading radical and inflammatory propaganda. Irmgard Pinn and Aiman Mazyek on the dangers of online extremism
Muslim, Male, Young

The Influence of Radicalism

The majority of Muslim youths in Germany feel integrated. Nevertheless, several political and social factors have led to increasing alienation. Martina Sabra seeks answers
Facebook – Has Young Egyptians Hooked Online

Cyberspace Link-Ups

At the end of last year, access to the US-based Facebook website became available to users throughout the world. Egyptian teenagers have been as enthusiastic as any of their contemporaries when it comes to exploring the pros and cons of networking. By Sherif Abdel Samad
Net Café Reconnects Refugees to Families

Unable to afford calls to their homelands, an enterprising group of asylum seekers in Potsdam set up their own Internet café. The project helps other refugees get in touch with their families and friends.
Portrait of Hilal Sezgin

"There's No Such Thing as a Typical Turkish Woman"

Hilal Sezgin is one of the few journalists of Turkish origin who reports intelligently and without bias on Islam, women's rights and integration in Germany– a boon for the features sections of German newspapers. Nimet Seker introduces the author
Migration, Youth Violence and Islam

A Culture of Looking Carefully

Is the high level of violence among first, second and third-generation migrants in Germany really due to Islam? Absolutely not, argues the cultural anthropologist Werner Schiffauer in an interview with Claudia Mende