News about religious persecution of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community http://www.thepersecution.org/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-gb Thu, 15 May 2008 11:22:00 GMT 5 Thu, 15 May 2008 11:22:00 GMT webmaster@thepersecution.org (Web Master) (c) Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - All rights reserved. 144 51 http://www.thepersecution.org/ http://www.thepersecution.org/tporss.gif Cimahi municipality in West Java has followed Sukabumi and Kuningan regencies in banning the Islamic sect Ahmadiyah, despite no formal ban from the central government. Mayor Itoc Tochiya issued the order on May 6, a day after the local chapter of the Coordinating Board for the Supervision of Mystical Beliefs in Society (Bakor Pakem) recommended municipal authorities ban the sect for heresy. Head of the Cimahi chapter of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), Hafidz Sayuti, said the council urged the municipality to issue the ban 'to protect sect members'. - The Jakarta Post http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/jp15.html http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/jp15.html Thu, 15 May 2008 11:22:00 GMT Six members of Muslim's Ahmadiyah sect attended the Australian consulate general's office in Indonesia's Bali island Thursday looking for asylum, but were denied entry. The six came from Lombok, the capital of West Nusa Tenggara province just east of the resort island, reported leading news website Detikcom. - ChinaView http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/cv15.html http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/cv15.html Thu, 15 May 2008 10:19:00 GMT Continuing official patronage of anything that masquerades as Islamic, especially during the Zia-ul-Haq era, has led to growing extremism and militancy under the garb of pristine Islam. A growing number of Muslims have begun to feel that the only true version of Islam is the one they practise, and that it is their religious duty to enforce it on all and sundry by deploying all possible means, including the use of force against those who do not fall in line. They contend that the state has failed to serve Islam, which it was bound to do, and it is, therefore, their bounden duty to spread their version of the true faith at all cost. - Human Rights Commission of Pakistan http://www.thepersecution.org/hrcp/hrcp07.html http://www.thepersecution.org/hrcp/hrcp07.html Wed, 14 May 2008 02:52:00 GMT Since 2005, 25 Ahmadiyah mosques have been razed or ransacked by radicals. Dozens of Ahmadiyah homes were also burnt or destroyed on the eastern island of Lombok. Many Ahmadiyah members now live in fear for their safety. 'We have been in Indonesia since 1925 and have lived peacefully here, even during Suharto's regime,' said Mubarik Ahmad, an Ahmadiyah member. 'But now, in the reform era, we are being attacked.' - The New Straits Times Online http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/nst13.html http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/nst13.html Tue, 13 May 2008 10:11:00 GMT Some ulemas and prominent figures of the Islamic Forum staged a rally in front of Ahmadiyah's Al-Fadhl mosque at Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan, Bogor, on Friday, asking sect members return to the basic creeds of Islam. The protesters marched from Bogor Grand Mosque after performing Friday prayer and some additional sermons. - The Jakarta Post http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/jp12.html http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/jp12.html Mon, 12 May 2008 07:41:00 GMT While nearly 90 percent of Indonesians are Muslim, the country is not an Islamic state. Instead, Indonesians live under a quasi-secular system where religious freedom is guaranteed but the state only recognises six religions: Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism. And while the official state ideology also mandates belief in one God, the country has in practice tolerated a plurality of beliefs, earning it an easy-going reputation amid a rising global tide of Islamism. But critics say this could change if the push to ban Ahmadiyah succeeds, opening the floodgates to Islamist demands that could radically undermine Indonesian pluralism - and its fledgling democracy. - MSN News, Indonesia http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/msn11.html http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/msn11.html Sun, 11 May 2008 11:23:00 GMT Ahmadiyah followers outside the office of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) in Central Jakarta on Thursday demanded the Islamic body annul its edicts branding them as heretics. Amidst jeers and taunts from visitors of Istiqlal Mosque, sect followers and a number of Nahdlatul Ulama clerics from Surabaya, East Java, and Majalengka, West Java, said they were open to a dialogue with MUI to resolve the matter. - The Jakarta Post http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/jp09.html http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/jp09.html Fri, 09 May 2008 11:03:00 GMT While falling short of calling for attacks on the group's mosques or followers -- many of whom are now in hiding -- the clerics threatened to enlist the help of other Muslim countries to pressure Jakarta into issuing an official decree forbidding Ahmadiyah followers from calling themselves Muslims... When contemplating outlawing the Ahmadiyah, the government may also be reminded of the consequences of the ban on the Indonesian Communist Party in the 1960s -- a decree that was accompanied by the slaughter of an estimated 500,000 communists and suspected communists. - Time CNN, USA http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/time08.html http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/time08.html Fri, 09 May 2008 11:03:00 GMT Women of the Jamaah Islamiyah sect shared stories of their ordeal and bitter experiences after Muslim radicals renewed attacks on their mosques, houses and other assets. The latest attack took place in the early hours of April 28, 2008 at Parakan Salak in Sukabumi, West Java, when an Ahmadiyah mosque was set ablaze. - The Jakarta Post http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/jp08b.html http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/jp08b.html Thu, 08 May 2008 11:23:00 GMT The government has yet to announce a decision regarding a ban on the religious sect Ahmadiyah but said Wednesday it was working to protect the group from continued attacks. 'We are trying to cope with the issue. We have not arrived at a particular prescription for how to deal with it,' minister of foreign affairs Hassan Wirayuda said at a press briefing here Wednesday. - The Jakarta Post http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/jp08a.html http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/jp08a.html Thu, 08 May 2008 11:23:00 GMT Radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir called Tuesday for the ban of an 'infidel' Islamic sect as debate raged in the world's most populous Muslim country over religious freedom and tolerance. Bashir said the government must swiftly disband the minority Ahmadiyah branch of Islam to protect mainstream Indonesian Muslims and prevent violent sectarian unrest. - Khaleej Times, Dubai http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/kt06.html http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/kt06.html Tue, 06 May 2008 08:26:00 GMT The government on Monday delayed issuing a decree to outlaw the Islamic sect Jamaah Ahmadiyah, saying it needed more time to draft the details of the legal document. Last week, Attorney General Hendarman Supandji announced the joint ministerial decree would be made public Monday at the Home Ministry. - The Jakarta Post http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/jp06b.html http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/jp06b.html Tue, 06 May 2008 08:26:00 GMT The government is being urged to disband its interdepartmental board that recently recommended a ban on Jamaah Ahmadiyah, as protests have continued in support of the Islamic sect. 'We demand the government dissolve the Coordinating Board for Monitoring Mystical Beliefs in Society (Bakor Pakem) immediately because the board is no longer relevant for today,' Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) research director Zainal Abidin told The Jakarta Post on Monday. - The Jakarta Post http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/jp06a.html http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/jp06a.html Tue, 06 May 2008 08:26:00 GMT Hundreds of supporters of a minority Islamic sect dubbed heretical by a government panel rallied here Tuesday demanding that religious freedom is protected in the world's biggest Muslim country. Representatives of the minority Ahmadiyah sect as well as mainstream Muslims and Christians gathered in central Jakarta to urge the government to reject a proposed ban on the sect. - AFP Google http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/afp06.html http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/afp06.html Tue, 06 May 2008 08:26:00 GMT The comments come in the wake of discussion on the government's role in religious life and violent acts by hard-liners against religious minorities, as seen in the controversy surrounding the Ahmadiyah sect and the forcible closure of minorities' places of worship. The Religious Affairs and Home ministries have drafted a joint ministerial decree regarding Ahmadiyah, the details of which are to be announced Monday at the Home Ministry in Jakarta. - The Jakarta Post http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/jp05.html http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/jp05.html Mon, 05 May 2008 09:22:00 GMT Members of Ahmadiyah sect voluntarily pulled down the roof to their mosque, An Nur, in Ciaruteun kampung, Bogor regency, on Wednesday. ... A resident in the kampung, Asep Abdul Aziz, said he praised the sect's decision to close their mosque because minor physical attacks had already occurred. 'Some residents threw stones at the mosque a few days earlier. It might get worse if the mosque remains open,' he said. - The Jakarta Post http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/jp02.html http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/jp02.html Sun, 04 May 2008 10:26:00 GMT If Ahmadiyah will further be examined, the best way is through their teachings and their deeds. Does Ahmadiyah teach something that incites hatred to others? Do they commit something that physically will endanger others or endanger this state? Concerning accusations of blasphemy and whether they have violated article 156a of Criminal Code, the best way to settle this is in court. - The Jakarta Post http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/jp02a.html http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/jp02a.html Sun, 04 May 2008 08:33:00 GMT Once a particular religion or sect is being banned and disbanded, its followers will suffer all modes of coercion and persecution such as the use or threat of physical force, or the use or threat of penal sanctions, to compel its believers to recant their religion or belief or to convert. - The Jakarta Post http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/jp02b.html http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/05/jp02b.html Sun, 04 May 2008 07:37:00 GMT The sect leader in the province, M. Djauji, said the families could not assimilate with society at large because they were displaced from their village in Ketapang to an isolated building. 'Despite the isolation, many people have worked in construction projects and as ojek drivers to survive the difficult situation,' he said, adding his group has been isolated both physically and economically for two years since their homes and assets were destroyed in 2006. - The Jakarta Post http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/04/jp30b.html http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/04/jp30b.html Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:35:00 GMT A coalition of civil society groups is warning President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono against banning Ahmadiyah, saying the move would escalate attacks on the Islamic sect. At a joint news conference here Tuesday, the Wahid Institute, the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH), the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) and the Setara Institute demanded the President not issue a joint ministerial decree outlawing the sect. - The Jakarta Post http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/04/jp30a.html http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/04/jp30a.html Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:35:00 GMT A known public preacher cursed so many people, ranging from scholars to intellectuals. This clerk recalled the cowardice of many Indonesian political leaders -- i.e., many Indonesian presidents -- for not imposing the 'true sharia' in Indonesia. Typically, hid audience applauded and yelled 'God is great'. Indeed, those who watched this kind of episode would confirm the above saying of Karl Marx that this kind of opium has made many drunk even without alcohol. - The Jakarta Post http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/04/jp30op.html http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/04/jp30op.html Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:35:00 GMT Indonesian police on Tuesday named five suspects linked to burning a mosque belonging to the Islamic splinter group Ahmadiyah, which has been branded heretical by most Muslims... About 300 people set fire early Monday to a mosque belonging to Ahmadiyah sect in West Java district of Sukabumi, heavily damaging a school building inside the group's compound. - Antara News http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/04/an29a.html http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/04/an29a.html Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:46:00 GMT The government will reconsider its intention to issue a joint decree (signed by the attorney general, home affairs minister and religious affairs minister) to ban the activities of the deviant Islamic Ahmadiyah sect, a senior minister said. 'We are going to reconsider the plan to issue a joint decree (SKB) and the recommendations of the Coordinating Board for Monitoring Religious Beliefs in Society (Bakor Pakem). We will let them work further first,' Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Widodo AS said here on Tuesday. - Antara News http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/04/an29.html http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/04/an29.html Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:46:00 GMT