Cleric arrested for blasphemy after allowing women to preach in world's largest Muslim-majority country

A Muslim cleric has been arrested on charges of blasphemy and hate speech in Indonesia after his decision to allow women to preach and pray beside men sparked a backlash in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation.

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