FOR politicians from Islamist parties, the following may be music to their ears. Based on a survey this year by the Center for Islamic & Social Studies (PPIM), of the State Islamic University, Jakarta, total support for the application of Islamic Syariah law has risen significantly, by 10 percent. No less than 67 percent of respondents considered that a government based on Syariah would be the best for Indonesia. The results of PPIM's s