A woman walks past by a sign advising people to wear Muslim attire at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh. A local lawmaker says a controverisial bill allowing Shariah-style stoning and caning has gone into effect in the province. (Photo: Heri Juanda, AP)
Indonesia: Churches torched by Muslim mob in Indonesia
— AP reports: “A Muslim mob torched unlicensed churches and priest’s home in western Indonesia last week and security forces have deployed to ensure order, a government spokesman said Monday.”
— “No one was hurt when hundreds of villagers burned down two Protestant churches Friday in Sibuhuan village, North Sumatra provincial spokesman Baharuddin Djafar said. No arrests were made, but he promised authorities would ‘investigate the case and bring the perpetrators to court.’ ”
— “Christians say it has become increasingly difficulty to obtain licenses to operate churches and that violence is more frequent.”
Indonesia: Aceh’s Shariah Police ‘Stained Forever’ by Gang Rape
— Jakarta Globe: Indonesia “Sharia police” “gang-raped and tortured a female student at the Langsa Shariah Police station”
— “In 2003, Aceh province opened its first Shariah court, which implements laws based on Islamic teachings. These laws cover almost all elements of life in the province, including obligating Muslim women to wear a jilbab.”
Extremist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir has been promoting its anti-democracy message at a public event sponsored by the Indonesian government in Jakarta, receiving an award for their public booth:
— “Hizb ut-Tahrir Indonesia stands at the Muharram commemorations weeks – 1431 H in Jakarta Islamic Center. This event took place during for a week and beginning on 14-20 December 2009. The event was organized by the Jakarta provincial government, and followed by the booths of various Islamic organizations in Indonesia. At the end of the show, stand Hizb ut-Tahrir Indonesia received an award as the best stand during the event. And stand HTI became a favorite booth for the visitors who visited the Islamic center in Jakarta.”
The extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir message in Indonesia is summarized as “Save Indonesia with Sharia” (Selamatkan Indonesia Dengan Syariah).
The well-organized, glossy booth and materials by the extremist, anti-democracy Hizb ut-Tahrir organization apparently got the attention of Indonesians attending the event.
Anti-Democracy Hizb ut-Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) Booth at Indonesian Government-Sponsored Event
— Christian Post: Devastating St. Albertus Catholic Church
— “They were shouting ‘destroy .. destroy ….’ The mothers take the children to throw follow-up. Then they went into the church and began to burn. I immediately reported to the police. Some police directly to the Church but could face mass enggak, “he explained.”
— Indonesia: Residents attack church in Bekasi
— Jakarta Post reports:
— “A group of residents attacked a church under construction in Harapan Indah residential complex, Bekasi, West Java, on Thursday evening, causing damage to several buildings.”
— “No one was injured in the incident.”
— “The chairwoman of the church construction committee, Kristina Maria Rantetana, said the incident happened at around 10.45 p.m. on Thursday.”
— ” ‘I saw around 1,000 people wearing white robes marching to the church. When they arrived, they started throwing rocks at the church,’ she told kompas.com on Friday.”
— ” ‘Some of them entered the church complex and started a fire.’ ”
Mass destruction and to burn the contractor's office located next to St. Albertus Catholic Church, Harapan Indah, Bekasi, Thursday (17/12) night. (Photo: Kompas.com)
Pew Global Poll Results – Worst Nations for Religious Freedom
Pew Poll – Very High
Top 5% of scores Saudi Arabia – OIC Nation
Iran – OIC Nation
Uzbekistan – OIC Nation
China – Communist
Egypt – OIC Nation
Burma (Myanmar)
Maldives – OIC Nation
Eritrea
Malaysia – OIC Nation
Brunei – OIC Nation
Pew Poll – High
Next 15% of scores Indonesia – OIC Nation
Mauritania – OIC Nation
Pakistan – OIC Nation
Turkey – OIC Nation
Vietnam – Communist Nation
Algeria – OIC Nation
Belarus
Russia
Turkmenistan – OIC Nation
Libya – OIC Nation
Sudan – OIC Nation
Tajikistan – OIC Nation
Jordan – OIC Nation
Afghanistan – OIC Nation
Morocco – OIC Nation
Laos – Communist
Syria – OIC Nation
India
Tunisia – OIC Nation
Azerbaijan – OIC Nation
Kuwait – OIC Nation
Kazakhstan – OIC Nation
Yemen – OIC Nation
Iraq – OIC Nation
Western Sahara
Bulgaria
Singapore
Moldova
Greece
Israel
Cuba – Communist Nation
Oman – OIC Nation
Somalia* – OIC Nation
Out of 43 Nations Ranked “Very High” and “High” in Terms of Deny Religious Freedom – 30 were OIC nations — 70 percent of the Very High and High Nations Ranked is denying religious freedom – being OIC nations
Indonesia’s Jakarta Globe: “Dressing to Impress Aceh’s Shariah Police”
— Jakarta Globe: “Women are revamping their wardrobes in West Aceh to conform to the new Shariah regulation.”
— ” ‘I have to replace my clothes with skirts and Muslim outfits [that are long-sleeved and loose],’ 20-year-old Rahma said last Tuesday. ‘I don’t want to be arrested by the Wilayatul Hisbah [Shariah police] when they really implement the new law.’ ”
— But another woman tells Jakarta Globe: “I’m not afraid of the Shariah police. I believe that a person should not be judged by what they wear. It is the heart that matters, not a piece of cloth.”
Women are revamping their wardrobes in West Aceh to conform to the new Shariah regulation. (Photo: Jakarta Globe)
On December 1, 2009, as groups concerned about the AIDS disease sought public awareness and prevention, the anti-freedom, extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir held its own protests in Indonesia rejecting condoms and AIDS prevention measures and demanding the creation of an extremist caliphate . AFP reports that “700 members from the Muslim Women of Hizbut Tahrir” were involved in the Indonesia protests. As AIDS continues to grow in Indonesia, Hizb ut-Tahrir is promoting an anti-condom campaign as part of its efforts to promote religious extremism in Indonesia and globally.
Hizb ut-Tahrir’s goals including ending democracy and freedom, and the promotion of an extremist caliphate, including calling for the “death penalty” for those “traitors” who leave Islam. U.S. President Obama’s adviser on Muslim affairs Dalia Mogahed has joined Hizb ut-Tahrir in a public interview conducted by a supporter of the British Hizb ut-Tahrir organization.
World AIDS Day: Hizb ut-Tahrir Demonstrates Against Homosexuals, Calls for Global Supremacist Caliphate (AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)
While AFP, MySinChew/AFP, and the Jakarta Globe have focused on Hizb ut-Tahrir’s (HT) rallies and comments regarding ending the use of condoms and enforcing Sharia law as a way to control AIDS risks, none of the mainstream media have noticed Hizb ut-Tahrir Indonesia’s web site report quoting Dr. Muhammad Usman and others at a Hizb ut-Tahrir event calling for “stoning to death” and “whip a hundred times” individuals as part of Hizb ut-Tahrir’s answers to the AIDS problems. The HT report also states condoms are ineffective because “whereas the pores of condoms was only able to hold the sperm, not the size of the HIV virus is much smaller.”
The Jakarta Globe reported that “Ahead of World AIDS Day on Tuesday, members of the group Hizbut Tahrir took to the streets in several major cities, including Jakarta, Solo, Yogyakarta and Makassar in South Sulawesi. ‘We urge everybody to support the application of Shariah in an Islamic caliphate so that, God willing, all of us will be free from the threat of HIV/AIDS,’ Hizbut Tahrir spokeswoman Febrianti Abassuni said in a statement.” Calling “homosexuals the agents of immorality,” Hizb ut-Tahrir called for an end to programs providing condoms in Indonesia.
BBC reports that “AIDS activists say promoting condom use is a huge challenge in Indonesia as there is strong resistance from religious and conservative groups.” While AIDS in Indonesia grew predominantly from drug use, increasing growth is reportedly sexual based. BBC reports that “[r]ecent data shows over 18,000 people have the disease – and that number has jumped from last year.”
While Hizb ut-Tahrir and other groups seek to prevent condom distribution and use, AIDS has spread dramatically throughout Indonesia. AFP reports that “around 270,000 Indonesians are estimated to be infected with HIV, and AIDS has claimed about 8,700 lives in the Muslim-majority nation of 228 million people, according to the UNAIDS agency.”
In a separate report, BBC reports that in the United Kingdom, 60 percent of new AIDS cases are appearing among Muslims. In the BBC report, “According to Dr Shima Tariq, who has studied the transmission of HIV, more than half of newly diagnosed patients caught HIV through heterosexual sex, and two-thirds of them are of black African origin or descent. But most of this group are not Christian: six out of 10 are Muslim.”
A woman walks past by a sign advising people to wear Muslim attire at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh. A local lawmaker says a controverisial bill allowing Shariah-style stoning and caning has gone into effect in the province. (Photo: Heri Juanda, AP)
