[ppi] [ppiindia] Political Islam in Indonesia: Present and Future Trajectory

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Dear friends:

Please find my article on Political Islam in indonesia. 
The article contains some graphs and a table that are not "emailable" so this 
is only the summary. You are welcome to read the full text at 
http://www.students.niu.edu/~z999940/Political-Islam-Indonesia-nf.htm 
 
As always, comment and critic will be highly appreciated. 

Peace,

Anies
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Political Islam in Indonesia: Present and Future Trajectory 
by Anies Baswedan


Introduction. 
Since the early days of independence in 1945, Muslim leaders and Islamic 
political parties have struggled for the adoption of Syariah (Islamic divine 
law) into the Indonesian constitution. Their efforts have been met with 
persistent failure. For almost half a century, the debate between proponents 
and opponents of Syariah and constitutional change in the world's most populous 
Muslim nation has been largely static with few new arguments from either side. 
The latest attempt to adopt the Syariah occurred during the 2002 Annual Session 
of the People's Consultative Assembly. Once again it failed. This raises the 
questions: Will the struggle for Syariah subside? What will be the future 
objective of political Islam in Indonesia? What is the pattern of political 
Islam in Indonesia? Which of the Islamic political parties is most likely to 
succeed through the ballot box?
These are essential questions for the world's largest Muslim democracy. To 
address those questions, this article will (1) describe political Islam in 
Indonesia, (2) outline what constitutes Islam-friendly political parties, (3) 
explain why a secular, nationalist party also represents political Islam, (4) 
analyze the dynamic of political Islam over the last five decades, (5) explore 
the changes that have taken place outside the political parties, and (6) 
examine the performance and organizational strength of political parties. This 
should give bases for generating some hypotheses regarding the likely form and 
trajectory of political Islam in the future.

URL: http://www.students.niu.edu/~z999940/Political-Islam-Indonesia-nf.htm 




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