Freedom of belief and the paradox of “Islam Hadhari”: Perspective of an Indonesian

• Main Author: Assyaukanie, Luthfi
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82515; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40049
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

THE LAST-MINUTE cancellation of an international inter-faith conference in mid-May underscored the current unease over issues related to religion in Malaysia. The inability of the conference to proceed as planned reflects a certain paradox in the government’s policy of Islam Hadhari. Under Prime Min...