The change in policy is erratic. At the end of last year, Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman banned the import of offal, arguing that it was animal feedunfit for human consumption. Now, in an about-face, he is allowing imports of offal because it is a public necessity.

When the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) declared that at least 19 pesantren (Islamic boarding schools) showed evidence of teaching radical thought, we realized just how critical the situation had become. Those 'radical' schools can be found in Jakarta, Cirebon, Ciamis, Cilacap, Solo, Lamongan, Aceh, Makassar, Poso and North Lombok.