Journal Name:
- International Journal of Political Studies
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Abstract (2. Language):
Indonesia with a population of more than 90 percent Muslim is not an Islamic
country, regardless an ongoing efforts among some Islamic leaders to
implement Islamic shari’a (Islamic law) in people’s everyday life. The political
efforts of Islamic parties did not reach the maximum, as their vote achievements
tended to be decreasing from around 43 percent in 1955 to 31.41 percent in
2014 election. Nevertheless, the idea to implement Shari’a is still alive, and
some small Islamic organizations even voiced and fought for the establishment
of an Islamic State. Moreover, radicalism also resurfaced, because not only is
there supporters of Islamic State in the society but also their communication
with Muslims in the Middle East is strengthened. The mainstream Islam in
Indonesia, however, not only railed radicalism, but also rejected the ideas of
the Islamic state. They are, instead, determined to make Indonesia as the
country with the secular ideology, i.e. Pancasila, not Islam. This situation
continues to heat up because in addition to the fact that the mainstream Sunni
Islam is under attack from the Wahhabis they are also interfered with the
presence of followers of Shi'ite who disturbed their ideology and practice of
worship.
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