Friday, November 04, 2016

Hard-Line Strain of Islam Gains Ground in Indonesia, World’s Largest Muslim Country


THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Rally against Christian governor of Jakarta draws estimated 100,000 people

JAKARTA, Indonesia—The biggest street protest in years shook this sprawling capital on Friday in a stark display of the more conservative, militant strain of Islam taking hold in the world’s largest Muslim country.

Police said an estimated 100,000 people turned out for a rally called by hard-line Muslim groups against the capital’s Christian governor, whom they accuse of having committed blasphemy. » | Ben Otto and Anita Rachman | Friday, November 4, 2016