Who Wants Syariah Law?

November 6, 2001

If Indonesia's Muslims were a minority, the issue of the Jakarta Charter—an extra clause in the constitution that would oblige Muslims to follow Syariah law—would have been resolved long ago. This is because it is right that minorities that have unique identities ask for exclusive rights in a country. Just look at the Muslims of the southern Philippines, the Native Americans and the Amish in the US or the Aborigines in Australia. To

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