They Were Never Outsiders

The MUI issued a fatwa declaring the Jemaat Ahmadiyah a deviant sect. In the provinces, the group lives in harmony with other religious communities.

August 9, 2005

ABDUL Muhaimin, 48, has frequently been upset this past week. This was especially true if this caretaker of the Nurul Ummahat Islamic boarding school in Kotagede, Yogyakarta, was asked to comment on the fatwa or religious ruling issued by the Indonesian Ulamas Council (MUI) regarding the Jemaat Ahmadiyah Indonesia (JAI).

This Kiai from the Nahdlatul Ulama organization is also unhappy whenever he is reminded about the attack on the Al-Mubarok campu

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