tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308241592011-04-21T15:24:11.327-07:00SuratnoThese are my articles published by the jakarta post, just for your reading materials. Thank you!suratnohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02877966857244293853noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30824159.post-1152351035994534632006-07-08T02:25:00.000-07:002006-07-08T02:30:36.003-07:00Structural and Cultural Conflict Within NUSuratno, Jakartawww.thejakartapost.com, May 24 2006In his article in The Jakarta Post's May 8 edition, titled Is NU shifting toward intolerance?, Herdi Sahrasad says that Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) has begun to depart from its original character toward religious intolerance.To support his argument, the writer presents evidence such as the NU Central Board's support for the Indonesian Ulema Council's (suratnohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02877966857244293853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30824159.post-1152350381385504892006-07-08T02:13:00.000-07:002006-07-08T02:25:04.533-07:00Religion in the Public SphereSuratno, Jakartawww.thejakartapost.com, March. 18 2006The controversies surrounding the pornography bill and the Tangerang prostitution bylaw are attracting a great deal of attention. The pros and cons have made many people question why it is necessary to legislate for the way we wear our clothes, comport ourselves in public and express our innermost feelings.From the legal perspective, both the suratnohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02877966857244293853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30824159.post-1152349854812794022006-07-08T02:03:00.000-07:002006-07-08T02:23:51.283-07:00Pesantren and Rising IntoleranceSuratno, Jakartawww.thejakartapost.com, Peb. 4 2006An article that appeared in The Jakarta Post (Jan. 18), titled Pesantren no hive of tolerance, discussed the results of a survey conducted by the Jakarta-based International Center for Islam and Pluralism (ICIP). The survey of 20 pesantren, or Islamic boarding schools, in West Java showed a generally held belief among students and clerics of the suratnohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02877966857244293853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30824159.post-1152349331019868742006-07-08T01:57:00.000-07:002006-07-08T02:22:55.390-07:00Eden Community and the Freedom of ReligionSuratno, Jakartawww.thejakartapost.com, Jan. 7 2006Police plan to charge Lia Aminuddin, the self-proclaimed leader of Salamullah (God's Kingdom of Eden), with blasphemy following the arrest of Lia and her followers on Dec. 28, after thousands of Muslims demanded police shut down Salamullah's headquarters in Central Jakarta. The protesters, many of them members of radical Muslim groups, threatenedsuratnohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02877966857244293853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30824159.post-1152348431739116902006-07-08T01:42:00.000-07:002006-07-08T01:55:54.686-07:00In Memory of Nurcholish and His Islamic Liberalism Suratno, Jakartawww.thejakartapost.com, Sept. 24 2005The late Nurcholish "Cak Nur" Madjid was always concerned with the issue of pluralism. This issue, even up to the death of Cak Nur, has become controversial among Indonesian people. Cak Nur for more than 20 years of his life, since his return from the U.S. after finishing his doctoral study at the University of Chicago, dedicated his whole suratnohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02877966857244293853noreply@blogger.com0