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Cleric arrested for blasphemy after allowing women to preach in world's largest Muslim-majority country | CNN (www.cnn.com)

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A Muslim cleric has been arrested on charges of blasphemy and hate speech in Indonesia after his decision to allow women to preach and pray beside men sparked a backlash in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation.

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[–] Alto@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You want a real bad one? Read into what Indonesia is doing (with tacit support and direct arming from the west) to the Papuans

[–] Nacktmull@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

No thanks, I already suffer from depression

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Looks like the papuans are fighting against the corrupt gov, but it says the US aided Indonesia until '92?

I don't know anything about this conflict, thanks