Moderate Muslims Urge Indonesia to Approach Radicalism at ‘Grass Roots’ Level

Moderate Muslims in Indonesia say the country’s fight against terrorism and radical Islam must be conducted from the bottom up in the streets and inside the country’s prisons, a move away from the government’s current top down approach to the issue. Critics say Jakarta’s efforts in combating Islamic radicalism are moving too slowly, with many saying the programs are being held back by the bureaucracy and they say one area of particular concern is radicalism in the prison...

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