Participants at an ASEAN-UN workshop stressed the need to defuse tensions before they can spiral out of control and threaten stability elsewhere in the region.
By Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata for Khabar Southeast Asia in Jakarta
A caliph is freely chosen by Muslims everywhere for his wisdom and spiritual qualifications. The ISIL leader's proclamation of himself as caliph over all Muslims violates the principles of Islam.
Indonesia's tradition of moderate, tolerant Islam is under threat by hard-line groups who are imposing their conservative views on others and intimidating religious minorities.
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