A month before the official declaration of the Jokowi regime to disband Hizb ut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI), Kwik Kian Gie in his article published by Kompas on April 3, 2017, titled Statesman and Politician, revealed a concern for how Indonesia is a country with a lack of statesmen, rather it is actually surrounded by "political animals".

The 1857 Indian Mutiny may have been renamed the Indian War of Independence by post-Independence historians, but neither name acknowledges the roots that it had in religion. Interestingly, historians have always acknowledged the role of religion, which was central, but chose to give it a military name, whether one calls it a mutiny or a war. One of the most significant factors in it is said to have been the…

School girls in Afghanistan have complained about the color of their school uniforms. They are asking the government and schools to change the typical, black dress and white scarf to a color that does not absorb the heat and is less depressing.

Many Muslim youth view Islam as just a religion, comprised of a few good morals, rituals and rules. Furthermore, they witness Islam constantly being depicted as backward, barbaric, oppressive to women and other faiths, and an historical artefact...