FOLLOWING a joint session at the House of Representatives (DPR) in Jakarta last August, Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali made a shocking announcement. He said he would dissolve Ahmadiyah after this year’s Lebaran or Idul Fitri. The announcement immediately sent waves of reactions. Some even accused Suryadharma of making the situation worse.

Yet, the Chairman of the United Development Party insisted the dissolution of Ahmadiyah is int