Sumanto Al Qurtuby: The Moderate Scholar
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Sumanto Al Qurtuby is a professor of anthropology at the King Fahd University in Saudi Arabia. The Islamic studies scholar has a penchant for criticizing Indonesia’s hardline movement on social media.
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Sumanto Al Qurtuby smiled patiently as an enthusiastic crowd took turns snapping photos of him. He had just finished speaking at a discussion forum titled Radicalism in the Middle East and Its Impact on Indonesia held in July in Jakarta.
Several participants wanted a brief chat with the anthropologist after the event. Although he no longer lives in the country, Sumanto is well-known among Indonesia’s moderate Muslims for his articles and his c
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