Concern at radical influence on Indonesian Muslim scholars
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Indonesia's Council of Muslim Scholars, or Ulema, is a prominent player on the Indonesian political scene.
But recent pronouncements - such as the discussion of a ban on smoking, a ruling against vasectomies, and the role played by the council in the debate on a controversial pornography bill - have lead some observers to worry that the organisation is being infiltrated by radical groups.
Presenter: Sonia Randhawa
Speakers: Azyumardi Azra, dean of graduate studies at Jakarta's State Islamic University; Abdul Mu'ti from Indonesian Islamic group Muhammadiyah
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