Pluralism in peril: Is Indonesia's religious tolerance under threat?

By Jewel Topsfield
Updated December 24 2016 - 12:08pm, first published 12:15am
There are suggestions that the anti-Ahok unrest may be part of an effort to destabilise Indonesia's President, who is riding high in public polls. Photo: Roni Bintang
There are suggestions that the anti-Ahok unrest may be part of an effort to destabilise Indonesia's President, who is riding high in public polls. Photo: Roni Bintang
Dendy Zuhairil Finsa, the head of the youth wing of Nahdlatul Ulama in Jakarta, says he has a duty to protect all religions. Photo: Tatan Syulfana
Dendy Zuhairil Finsa, the head of the youth wing of Nahdlatul Ulama in Jakarta, says he has a duty to protect all religions. Photo: Tatan Syulfana

Jakarta: Every Christmas the youth wing of Indonesia's largest Islamic organisation provides security outside churches to protect them from attacks by radical groups.

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