Selamat Hari Pancasila – In Lombok Too?

Happy Pancasila Day, a relatively new public holiday in Indonesia, on which I commented last year…

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….contemplating the meaning of the word, which is all about pluralism and brotherhood.

https://rossrightangle.wordpress.com/2017/06/01/happy-pancasila-day-is-brotherhood-worth-a-hundred-meter-walk/

My observations then should still resonate with Indonesians who cherish their heritage of religious tolerance, which has been gravely undermined since last year…

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Ahok

….what with the imprisonment of Jakarta’s Christian Governor Ahok for the mediaeval ‘crime’ of ‘blasphemy’- in his case merely quoting a Koranic verse during his election campaign, a quip which his largely Muslim audience at the time took in good part, but which was then seized on…

Slouching Towards Shariah, Indonesia Jails Ahok! 

….by the worst elements in the archipelago, hordes of sectarian bigots marching through Jakarta calling for the honest, pleasant man to be ‘burned.’

We even had reports of brain-washed brats squealing similarly sectarian hate-grunts.

Ramadhan In Jakarta -‘Kill Ahok,’ Sing Parading Child-Bigots!

And look who’s Jakarta Governor today!

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• Governor Anies won an adoring smile from ferocious fanatic Habib Rizieq, who had suggested the Christian Governor Ahok (Anies’ predecessor)  be slain for unacceptably quoting some Koranic verse –.“We encourage the government to process the death penalty for Ahok as soon as possible,” said Rizieq. 
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The sealed churches in Bogor and Bekasi are still sealed…

Christ’s Ascension Day – Islamist Savages Pelt Congregation With Sewage, Urine and Rocks 

Still There! Oppressed Christians Swelter In Jakarta! 

…thanks to mean-spirited, intolerant Islamists.

And as for the peaceful and utterly harmless Ahmadi minority?Only this month, moronic savages ran amok in Lombok…

Ahmadi community comes under attack in East Lombok, as homes and properties destroyed

Over the past two days, eight homes, four motorcycles and a shop have been destroyed. “The attacks were based on similar reasons: hatred and intolerance,” said a spokesperson for the Ahmadiyah Indonesia Congregation.

“It’s not the first and definitely won’t be the last attack. It’s been years and the Ahmadi community continues to live under threats…” 

Ahmadi-community-comes-under-attack-in-East-Lombok

Absolutely not the first time, sir.

Victim of Islamist Murder Mob Gets Six Months in the Slammer …..

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Bigot scum in Lombok destroy Ahmadi homes -100 cops just watched – and that wasn’t this month, it was YEARS ago.

In Squalid Internal Exile, Lombok Ahmadis Denied Voting Rights 

So let’s hope those poor victims in Lombok can find something to cheer about on this Pancasila Day.

‘Blasphemy’ Traffic Jams, Again? Jakarta’s Latest Fanatic Friday!

Poor Jakarta commuters!

Once more fanatic Islamists are going to quite needlessly screw up the streets of the capital tomorrow, to protest about ‘poetry!’

Seriously.

Our traffic jam conditions here are on most days pretty bad, often absolutely hellish…

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…so it’s bad enough they have chosen to ignore the obvious sensible day to do their thing, Sunday, when disruption to normal people’s lives would be minimised.

But to stage their extremist antics about a poem written and recited by Sukmawati, one of the late President Sukarno’s daughters?

The perpetrators of the parade plan are known as the PA212 , ( 212 alumni brotherhood)  and although the route is short – though they will likely insist ludicrously on calling it a ‘long march’ – it runs smack-dab through the heart of the city.

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Istiqlal Mosque

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For local readers, I offer Tempo magazine’s description of the route – from Istiqlal Mosque to Mabes POLRI (National Police HQ)

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Mabes Polri

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One of their spokesmen tried to justify the massive inconvenience to thousands of innocent people.

“This rally aims to support Police investigating the blasphemy case, whoever the doer is.” https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2018/04/04/055917299/212-Alumni-to-Stage-Rally-Against-Sukmawatis-Poetry

Exactly how thousands of sectarians shrilling their hate for ‘blasphemy’ can be interpreted as giving ‘support’ to the police is beyond rational man’s comprehension.

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Western countries got over these ‘blasphemy’ hang-ups a LONG time ago.

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But rationality hardly comes into this.

The so-called ‘blasphemy’ charge arises because the poem mentioned Islamic sharia law, veil, and the sound of adhan [prayer call].

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Sadly, Sukmawati, who is herself a Muslim,  has ‘voiced her regret’ for her words, which were read out at Indonesia Fashion Week.

“I am sorry to Muslim communities especially to those feeling offended by the poetry,” she said, weeping…

Millions of Muslims here in Indonesia share normal people everywhere’s disgust at the frequent savageries carried out under Aceh Province’s shariah law…

Aceh’s Mad Mullah – ‘Dancing is EVIL – It Involves Body Movements!’ 

..with masked brutes publicly flogging little girls…

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The Sharia Hell of Aceh!

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….and millions of Indonesian Muslim women go around like normal women – no scarf, no veil.

BTW, I hear that some uptights got fretty because there was a suggestion that the Javanese hair-bun enhanced girls’ looks more than a head-scarf…

 Sukmawati also said that women with bun were pretier than women with veil… 

http://www.republika.co.id/berita/en/islam-in-archipelago/18/04/03/p6lshi414-not-knowing-islamic-sharia-mui-its-a-mishap-for-muslim

(that link is to Republika, one of the foremost Islamic media here, and reading it is alarming – and I don’t mean just the spelling and grammar errors!)

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Women in Java never used to be ashamed of their hair!

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…since when has stating the obvious been a cause for offence? 

As for the ‘call to prayer’ – here are a few of the reports we’ve posted about that phenomenon.

Turn It Down! Ex VP Urges Volume Control for Noisy Indonesian Mosques 

Mosques Above The Law! ‘Too Sensitive’ to Enforce Noise Control! And Criticism? – ‘An Outrage!’ 

Aceh – Muslim Seeks Quieter Mosques, Bullied Into Silence, after ‘Death Threats!’ 

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So what’s all the fuss about?

It seems to me that this is just another step in what we used to refer to as ‘Creeping Shariah’ – or Arabisation – a relentless drive to drag Indonesia away from her pluralist traditions…

….by using the ‘Blasphemy Law’  – imagine any country in the 21st Century having such a law – and is honestly not surprising after the jailing of Jakarta’s Governor Ahok merely for quoting a Koranic verse.

But we’ve said all that before.

‘Creeping Shariah,’ Warns Prof. Muhammed, As Jakarta Dims! 

Kasihan, Jakarta, Sayangku – What A Pity, Beloved City! 

Get Your Tickets Soon – Jakarta Shariah Tourism Boom? 

Bigot Ban Hurts Jakarta Business – CreepingShariah Continues! 

Just feel a bit of sympathy, wherever you are, for the misery intended by those sectarian zealots against all the sane citizens who just want tomorrow to go about their legitimate business. 

East Java Kids Face An Anti-Valentine Diktat!

Haram!

We have not seen so many news reports of anti-Valentine hysteria in Indonesia this year, although there has been one classic, already noted…

and while maybe an encouraging sign, that deprives me of good raw material like those last year…

Anti-Valentine Raids On Java Bed-Sits? : 

 

…or in the years before that.

Sumatra Goon-Squad ‘Monitors’ Valentine Vice! 

   

–Jakarta SWALK Horror! Valentines “Could Lead To Kisses…!” 

However, here’s one more example that popped up a few days ago!

The latest anti-Valentine jackboot bigotry, NOT by the MUI fanatics this time, but, incredibly, according to Eramuslim news page, by the Department of Education and Culture in Bondowoso Regency, East Java!

These sticky-beak bureaucrats are not content to issue a diktat for the educational property that comes within their sphere of authority –

“We have sent a circular letter to the school to ban students not to celebrate valentine day that is not our culture,” said Head of Education and Culture of Bondowoso, Endang Hardiyanti in Bondowoso

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According to Endang, the celebration of “Valentine Day” tends to lead to negative things that are not in accordance with religious norms and Eastern culture, so it’s reasonable if the next generation of the nation is empowered not to the day of love.

Part of what she says is true, clearly. Valentines would be as unknown in Indonesia as other cultural imports, e.g. Mickey Mouse and jazz, were it not for Western influence.

Are the two latter phenomena also to be outlawed because of her chauvinistic prejudice? Do Mickey, and jazz, also lead to ‘negative things?’

One assumes not. One sadly assumes that the animosity towards Valentines is motivated by the perceived like between the celebration and normal affection between boys and girls.

Indonesia – Deadly Invasion by PDA! 

We know the sort of nasty infantile hang-ups some people have about the PDA threat!

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But that reference to religion is downright sinister.

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Endang goes on to rant that Valentine’s Day is very contrary to our religion, so we need to fortify the students to not be affected by negative culture.”

I thought Indonesia was a pluralist country!

She’s a Muslim, but the Provincial Department she’s meant to serve is itself meant to serve ALL children in East Java, regardless of religion.

Her sectarian outlook is deplorable, but she seems not even to confine her Islamist intimidation to the schools.

Endang has issued a circular.

“The school should inform the parents of the students about the ban, either by mail, or through meetings.”  

Dikbud Bondowoso Larang Siswa Rayakan Valentine Day

What’s not clear is whether she’s trying to expand her intolerance beyond the school-yard to the unfortunate students’ homes…

…or if perhaps, in a last-minute glimmer of rationality, she aims to give parents the opportunity to challenge her dictatorial decree.

Eramuslim doesn’t pursue this question, but I tend to fear the former explanation is more likely!