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Islamic Defenders Front Slam Protest as a ‘Western-Funded Plot’
Anita Rachman | February 14, 2012

Dayak tribespeople protesting against the Islamic Defenders Front in Central Sulawesi on Sunday. (Antara Photo) Dayak tribespeople protesting against the Islamic Defenders Front in Central Sulawesi on Sunday. (Antara Photo)
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Cattlecarnage
10:11am Feb 16, 2012

I would gladly donate to fund this protest - if only they had asked.

JohanusBau
10:01am Feb 16, 2012

I am sure some people think that Islam is under threat in Indonesia! Otherwise they would not worry about Valentines Day and all the other 'western evil influences'. As more and more people become educated by the information age and open their eyes, they will start to question these outdated Wahabist beliefs which are constantly shoved down the throats of the 'flock' by power hungry 'dodols' who only know how to recite the Al Quran.


muffinman
9:23am Feb 16, 2012

@Alex, agreed,add to that 'megalomaniac'. What I can't understand about the 'Defenders of Islam' is ; their 'cause'. Is Islam in Indonesia really under such threat that they feel they must violently attack those that 'threaten' it ?

The vast majority of Indonesians are Muslim (87% according to Wiki) This is 'the most populous Muslim-majority country in the world' ! - Wiki. So 'what' exactly are they 'defending' and from 'whom' ? I have a feeling it might be something other than Islam, which Indonesia has happily and harmoniously embraced (with no need to 'defend') for the last 600 years !


DrDez
7:35am Feb 16, 2012

Putri

I understand Habib was born in Jakarta in 1965 - I think he is not Yemanese - info from wiki (may be wrong of course)

I think he should go to jail not Yemen btw - he has openly incited hatred and continues to do so and yet acts with impunity


Normalaatsra
8:23pm Feb 15, 2012

When the FPI talked about Dayaks being funded, I thought of the comeback "Look who's talking".


Indonesia’s notorious Islamic Defenders Front has dismissed a demonstration against the self-styled moral crusaders planned in Jakarta today as a Western conspiracy.

Ahmad Sobri Lubis, secretary general of the organization, known as the FPI, said it was unconcerned about the planned rally by the Movement For an FPI-Free Indonesia, which has drawn strength from strong anti-FPI sentiment in Central Kalimantan.

Anti-FPI Rally to Hit Jakarta on Tuesday

He said the Jakarta protesters was a small group paid by the West to destroy the FPI.

“They are the allies of the West and other foreign parties; Nongovernmental organizations funded by the West,” Ahmad told the Jakarta Globe. “They have been holding protests to discredit the FPI and smear the organization. It’s just the voice of a small number of people that have been blown up by the media.”

He also accused the media of bias in its coverage of the FPI, saying the media only reported about those opposed to the group, not the supporters.

“Because the power of the West holds the media very tightly,” he said. “The media has become a brainwashing tool for the sake of the West.”

He reiterated that he was unconcerned about the protest, saying that even if the government disbanded the FPI, it would reform with a new name.

“Because the right to assemble [in an organization] is guaranteed by the law,” he said.