The rise of political Islam in Indonesia

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Updated May 21, 2008 18:42:51

A decade after the fall of Suharto, democracy is providing fertile ground for the growth of political Islam in Indonesia.

Presenter: Girish Sawlani
Speakers: Professor Azyumardi Azra, Indonesia's State Islamic University; Dr Syafii Anwar, Executive Director of the International Centre for Islam and Pluralism in Jakarta.

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