Following a massacre of Shiites in Eastern Java, the Indonesian president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has called on the government and the police to provide special protection for the Shiite minority. But many Shiite Muslims remain frightened and insecure. By Andy Budiman
Religious leaders have used their Good Friday sermons to launch an attack on what they call a recent surge in atheism. Thousands of Christians crowded into churches this morning to mark the solemn Christian festival of Good Friday.