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Autocratic vs. Democratic Islam = UAE vs. Indonesia

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Autocratic vs. Democratic Islam = UAE vs. Indonesia

James M. Dorsey
Mar 23, 2022
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Indonesia has emerged as a primary battleground between democratic and autocratic visions of Islam in the 21st century.

The battle pits Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the world’s largest civil society movement with 90 million followers and powerful ministers in Indonesian President Joko Widodo's cabinet, against Abdullah bin Bayyah, an Abu Dhabi-based, Mauritania…

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