Islam Nusantara: NU’s Bid to Promote “Moderate Indonesian Islam”

• Main Author: Arifianto, Alexander Raymond
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Religion in Contemporary Society; Country and Region Studies; Southeast Asia and ASEAN
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80647; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40704
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia’s largest Muslim organisation, has sponsored an international conference as part of its strategy to promote “Islam Nusantara” worldwide. However, the concept remains deeply contested, even within the NU itself.