Made for mines. They are. Willing. We love hearing me say oh its make me safe and well and make small close still ill wear a. Good thing im a bad girl this thing oh my infidel they think. Im a Bad Influence. Of them but theyre going to let on that i dont know it is forbidden for a couple who are not married to be together or not is a ruin isnt. The easiest. This is not our culture these instigators our islam goals. We will keep fighting i told there is justice in indonesia. God willing so. Unfortunately indonesia is not immune from this global trend of pricing intolerance and yes there is a rising intolerance. Going to. Be on the mend. In. To the. Enemy. Without embark on an investigative journey through indonesia home to 270000000 people. More muslims live here than in the entire middle east in fact its the most populous Muslim Country in the world. Indonesia is also the largest island nation on the planet with hundreds of different languages and cultures its a true melting pot of people and religions. Following 3 decades of dictatorship indonesia is in a western are is proof that islam and democracy are compatible. Or western media have likened the current president yoko we dont owe to former u. S. President barack obama but indonesia like other muslim countries is struggling with the role of islam in modern society islam is forces are intent on turning their country of diversity into a theocracy to date terrorist attacks are primarily targeted the christian minority several 100 indonesians have joined the selfstyled Islamic State. But we want to know is will the country withstand the pressure of the fundamentalists where is indonesia heading. Up to a province is located on the island of sumatra its the only province of indonesia where islamic law known as shariah isnt focused sharia law is based on the koran and the teachings of the prophet mohammed. 50. This is of the way heat one of the leading figures in the Islamist Movement in a chain. Dont pray our soul will not be happy. Because were not expressing our gratitude to the creator. We wouldnt exist without someone there to create us. So nothing is more important than to be grateful to our creator. If. This is why praying is im more important than anything else. Even that our only lives. Even than our children and family and the and im not im glad to be. Probably what he does leader of the tree branch or biggest defenders front. Mission warred hard Line Organization is believed to have around 200000 active members. Who have been responsible for repeated attacks on religious minorities as far as rb what he does concerned indonesia should be ruled by a religious order state ok to. Clean up my side of the caliphate was the pinnacle of islam in fact it was at its height during that period of islamic law. So it would be ideal if we returned to the islamic system so want that iommi everyone is protected nobody has oppressed one of the 2nd world war after the caliphate when the world was not ruled by muslims there were wars and there was slaughter everywhere. Good. To. Know. The Central Government in jakarta is wary of branding the new slum and defenders front of the widespread grassroots support for its populist propaganda abhi what he does proud of his group printed supporters for managing to bring down a high profile politician. In a venue 2016 the islamic defenders front led mass protests that turned violent and. The demonstrators vented their fury against al hock then the governor off to college and a christian with chinese roots. Was accused of having insulted the quran he was removed from office and given it to you sentence for blasphemy president who we dont all fail to take action to support his old political ally. Why did we protest against a hawk. Hawk defamed the quran. Well. We didnt go to the rally because he is of chinese descent or because he was christian or. That we went because he insulted our quran which is the holy book. Of the muslim. Name that is why we are against our hoc so we will fight against anybody who insults our religion like i wanted to go. After evening prayers on the one he takes us to one of his quran schools in addition to religious studies the pupils here are subjected to political preaching i i i i i. Know he didnt for mrs young charges that the palestinians for example have the right to conduct a holy war against israel i miss seeing god is great before he refused to i i i love her i am i the movie i. I i. I. The next morning we accompany up the way he did as he brings the 2 oldest of the 6 children to the mattress and Islamic School. Kid to the curriculum focuses on the koran. On the teachings of the prophet. Back at his home his wife t. V. Hostess 14 the couple got married in 2006. Diddys says abi is the man shed always dreamed of. Marry. Started wearing the niqab a couple of years ago for herself and her husband. Being in me but. I also want to become like one of our profits why. They want the full. Name of my idolized the wife of the prophet is the leaders of all muslim women. By following their lead we will go to heaven because they went to heaven. By following their example will be in heaven with them. Also become angels sort of go but yet. The couple speaks openly to us. We ask about their personal stance on polygamy. I mean i would say yeah. In my opinion polygamy is permitted by the quran under islam. And with good reason. I dont really know how to put this and many things here because we all know that. There are men with sexual desire. Thats why islam provides this rule. So in order to avoid adultery islam recommends polygamy. No it does. According with perhaps doris. Devi whether she would really tolerate abi having a 2nd wife. Dresses around her directly to hear. If if you have a strong reason to have no problem and. This is long as im still able to give you what you want you should think hard about it by the way i mean. By i cant say you know i can only say im not ready yet. To. See. My mother. Oh i feel his shows us his gallery of heroes including to dictate his Moammar Gadhafi of libya and Saddam Hussein of iraq. In his eyes righteous champions of islam. He also idealizes the militant Palestinian Group hamas in a home with pictures of radical islamists adorn the walls we probably shouldnt expect a friend political discussion. The only is. Honest is the real terrorists in the world. There would be a yes was formed by zionist israel to cause conflict amongst muslims to create a war within islam. The islamic defenders front exists to act against all the slanders against islam. This is beyond the archery capital of the province. Not so long ago everything here lay in ruins after the tsunami of december 2004 wiped away entire communities across southeast asia. Live. Live. In indonesia it struck a region that are already been plagued for decades by a bloody civil war involving a separatist Group Seeking independence for such problems. Live. But tsunami killed almost 130000 people in the province alone. We need to up with human rights activists reiher 53 on a stranded ship lets you know me had swept this 2 and a half 1000 ton vessel 3 kilometers in and the tsunami also had a huge political impact helping to put an end to the war for independence but it also introduced children to the province. And this is part of the code but again. Its because. Doing so so to go one on one often a shia thing this so often. So they give them so they one gift is a prayer. Say freedom again. Roger was an independent muslim sultanate until 1903 has always been more conservative than most of the problems is constituting indonesia. Here a majority approves of showing your law. Rather than. Public whipping serve now become commonplace with only a few people opposing the practice. Every mother that is not good to show the. Foul up to keep it so well bring them to thing like that and this is a public space like its not good because. This is not our culture it is not just against human rights this is. A gear our islam but also. 98 percent of the population of such a province are muslims. Islam has always been the primary compass for life here but the increasingly strict interpretation and implementation of sharia law has made everyday life difficult especially for women. The woman cannot sit in the coffee shop at the wedding and i think there is a worship isolation. May control the woman because they won to hit i think to call for the i believe the to perform the good. Were fair theres a point where we have another. Policy and i like hoath and education and everything and another not talk what the one because they think when one is to become popular we saw. That. We experience a friendly curious reception from the locals at the same time we notice how sensitive they are when it comes to issues of religion and freedom. The few 1000 christians among the population feeling creasing lean marginalized and tend to keep to themselves. We now take a ferry from banda to sub on a small group of islands off the coast of sumatra. Weve heard that life there is more relaxed compared to the rest of us check. But im going to get. The indonesian government would like to. Track to move west and tourists to the largely untouched islands of art say. About history dotty is a hotel owner and a survivor of the tsunami. The tidal wave she says has left deep scones here too. After tsunami people changed it. Because the thing is the punishment that god punished them because. Misbehave they didnt pray you know they didnt be here following the rules in our. Society has become more conservative since the tsunami for barcas the opposite was the case she broke with religious customs and suffered for it was hard for me. To be myself and being judged and i get a bit depressed you know because the worst. I have to to do what i dont want to do. I have to. Please others and. And then i dont place myself. Its not easy. But. Bikers takes years to go away. She stands out despite the headscarf that she was wearing just for the occasion. Getting out of bed girls missing out if you know. Im a Bad Influence i just start after i get to know the world that its not good and my fellow. I just dont like that might never force me. Did i mean what someone or speak would think i let it out from my heart when i want to break free when i want to go home where im over but i dont i am stubborn as well so i did that as a result. Of. The aftermath of the tsunami also so the arrival of various International Aid organizations in the region thanks to his English Speaking skills not his soon found was. That contact with foreign is ended up changing her life. She fell in love with a disaster aid worker from switzerland they got married and had a child. Today the woman who once attended an Islamic School as a child sees herself as a citizen of the world she divides her time between subang and switzerland and between Sharia Law School and western abundance. Back home she runs a hotel that has won many awards most of her guests are foreigners while most of her employees are single women. So many women suffer and in my place especially where we can kind of and talk i cant even make decision about my own marriage i cannot even make decision of my study because we are a woman everything we said is a no no and i think i am extreme in this because i have been pushed down any been hiding he didnt under the under the cupboard or. Like the dead case you know but i want to open it up now because i think its so important that i could help other woman to feel like. They are not alone you know and they are not wrong and they are good enough. Barker says she hasnt turned her back on islam only on the version of it propagated as the right and only one by the fundamentalists there is a lot of follower and so i share that with my friends here its a choice also and its not a religion its a problem the problem is that people here. If you truly feel the president. Should. Be yes. Oh. Well we arrange a meeting with the Islamic Religious police. Their job is guardians of moral order is to protect virtues and punish brice from consumption of alcohol to gambling and inappropriate physical intimacy such as extramarital sex same sex relationships all of which are considered violations of jews sharia laws the men seem suspicious of our questions especially when we ask about their duties. When theyre aware of Critical Coverage in the western media. But they do ultimately allow us to join them on patrol. They complain to us that the hotel run by bulk has to dottie has been under observation for some time. But today they checking locations named to be frequented by love is found this time Meeting Place and. That im going to let on that. It is forbidden for a couple who are not married to be together and that is the rule in islam. They sometimes seek an opportunity to violate sharia law because. If they have sex they get flooded. But its only kissing that they dont. Then we only issue a warning we bring them to the office and we call the parents explain what happened and ask the parents to take care of their children so that they dont repeat missing in the sticks. He and his colleagues go out on patrol 3 times a day most of their tip offs come from the population from. Friends and strangers who feel. They are proud of my work even if we only get a modest income we dont expect a big salary i believe that what im doing will be rewarded by god. Border playing to the capital jakarta today is a sprawling metropolis with a population of over 30000000 its the center of indonesias political and economic activity. Preparations are underway for National Heroes day a celebration of the men and women who fought for indonesias independence from the Dutch Colonial occupation in the good 940 s. Among those commemorated is the kind of the 1st president and founding father of modern indonesia. After the 2nd world war he declared his support for democracy and the separation of religion and state. In 1965 the only offices suharto seize power which resulted in a campaign of mass killings so hard to overthrow the 998. 00 was seen as a liberation for prodemocracy advocates and is the mists alike. As in other parts of the country the influence of islam is also on the rise in the capital. These women are lawyers doctors and entrepreneurs by profession they call themselves the niqab squad. Sometimes i feel like im in fields of a woman you know many people cannot see what i can see all. Their lives i feel like that and its make me safe you know its makes them more for most safe as a woman everywhere i go i like not. I no longer feel like the center of attention the more a woman learns in his emotional learn to avoid being judged by her parents if every one of those shes at risk of being a temptation wanting them to begin to put it on someone and smike end up with government get up and get if youre the new. India daddy minute i want to be founded the make up squad in 2016. She formerly worked in the glamour of the fashion industry. Her 1st marriage was to a comedian her 2nd through an actor. But after both marriages failed she says she embraced god and. When we are all wearing makeup. While you how much. Its so when we do it is we get more we work i have so many sams so i need marty what and i wear this so. I hope a lot of the gifts more rewards far from for me. And her interpretation of the sooner the islamic code of behavior includes the face veil even though its not traditional in indonesia the nick of squads wanted to be more widely accepted in society. The women focus on the poorest. They see themselves as benefactors on behalf of. Twice a week. They bring food parcels to garbage collectors who live under a bridge. And the 1st night theyre free. But we do it right its up nicely at the mission of the just this one is that the how many people to be better mostly we might have to really. Watch somebody in the room but. It would need not just the next process to get better. The contrast with our next appointment couldnt be more striking here we meet a woman whose life has been constantly shaped by political developments. Genuine he was the daughter of the 1st president after the suharto dictatorship her grandfather was the countrys 1st minister of religious affairs and her great grandfather the founder of the Worlds LargestIslamic Association its very important for me to connect with people so that i can convey my a message that it is possible for us muslims in the media to adhere to us and we just believe but at the same time. Being progressive in our in our conduct in life. Anyway it is usually busy rushing from one appointment to the next shes held a number of political posts and has been repeatedly talented as a future president of indonesia. Right now however her 3 young daughters take precedence. I mean the. Next appointment is. At the National Womens poor uni where he had issues as the future is female. At least. On stage she addresses the central issue in her life indonesias diversity and how it can benefit the country you know. Thank you. We understand that theres a diversity of that forms the backbone of this country and that diversity has to be respected and eve you then if we adopt an Islamic State as our. National identity then there will be a discrimination against non muslim then there versity within the mean nothing so we respect that we respect their history our great grandfather our Founding Fathers they already chose wisely that the platform for this country has to be a secular platform that will allow similar treatment to all citizens regardless of their religious where grounds of the ethnic backgrounds. So this is something that we are going to fight until the last thing. You will heed is generally your doored by Mainstream Media but you also faces hostile voices from political rivals and islam arrests. I feel like my my religion is being walked off of its secret teachings by people who. Articulate their way of looking at the religion on the negative way and the god that i believe is a god that is loving a god that will forgive you no matter what your sin is. A god that wants the best for humanity. You know a god that is all encompassing and all kind. Anyway needs criticism of Indonesian Society is not solely directed at religious extremists its. The ruling class at the political and economic level she tells us is also to blame for growing intolerance. Which she would do if you could change one thing. Paf the problem will be gone like that corruption. Corruption they see the source of all evil in this country corruption makes. People in religious mantle powerful. Corruption makes secular people that dont mean really dismantles because they are corrupt because they want to control resources. So corruption makes people forget about the plight of the poor people. I think. Behind this friendly and tolerant facade of indonesia it seems tension is growing including in the cosmopolitan capital. In the food of 2019 parliament attempted to disempower the Anticorruption Authority and also passed strict tomorrow legislation the move trickett the biggest student protests since the end of the dictatorship in the 1998. I into carter the resulting clashes left several days and hundreds injured i i. I i. Our next stop is dr carter this University City is the countrys center of culture around the heart of the protest movement. The indonesian population is relatively young around 40 percent are under 25 years old under looking for their place in a society that is changing at a rapid pace. We meet with students whose resistance led to the president s suspension of plans for tighter regulations resembling sharia law as well as plans to disempowered. Anticorruption authority. Say. I have the right to be angry as a citizen i just because i pay taxes because the government has meddled in private affairs because hes my privacy. And my life has been affected by the governments policies. And by corruption. People who have power of course they drive public are being in by rising intolerance. I dont know to make certain regulation go. They dont really care about what happens in the grass or society what kind of what kind of disaster that will happen because of their political interests they dont really care about that. The students are determined to remain vigilant. They accuse their politicians of taking a populist stance and of making common cause with islamists and big business in order to stay in power. I dont. See. This need to leave the issue as they will return to the streets theyre proud of their public protest against corruption and nepotism against concessions to islam is eager to restrict freedoms against intolerance and the growing gap between the rich and poor. To. The top. I saw last summer when you know when you saw people sleeping on the streets. And poor peoples work for very low wages which leads to the per Living Conditions and. We need a government to act more to change the lives. Of. The hottest we need to unite to dismantle. Political rot in the parliament uncles and at the president ial palace and that is if they want to destroy our nation and we have to unite against them stop them all and never stop well the. The the the the good the the. The. Yeah. Yeah the. Protest song sung by muslims and non muslims just like in 1998 when indonesia ridden so the dictators are harder. As we say are fair worlds the students recommend a visit to border would do or one of the largest food is temples in the world just outside dr carter. This nation is created by many people come from many big rounds so when you go to those heritage dont just go there and enjoy the scenery. But make it as a reminder for you that our nation is very diverse. And in order to make our nation a long last you have to maintain the diversity by. Promoting tolerance. And. Moving. On the. The. Mean. Whats going on here oh no house of your very own from a printer. Computer games that are healing. My dog needs electricity. Shift explains delivers facts and shows what the future holds. Yet living in the Digital World shift. In 15 minutes on d w. Initiation could still take the place of suffering. The same sense humiliations on the path to manhood to female genital me to. Me to come to young people who attempted to boot up and smash gender stereotypes. The 77 percent. To 30 minutes on d. W. O. 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