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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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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I did not know this, Indonesia is the world's largest muslim majority country? Time for another deep dive.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Excellent documentary about the legacy of violence in Indonesia https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2375605/?ref_=ext_shr

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh I watched that, that's actually the first time I learned anything about indonesia, that there was a coup by gangsters. What a startling and troubling doc. And that crazy scene at the end where one of the guys starts to crack while they're making a doc of their crimes? Yeawow.

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