11 August 2014

Does Islamic State ideology threaten Indonesia?

Jihadist fighters from the Islamic State militant group are swallowing up territory in Iraq and Syria. Officials fear the group is now trying to make ideological inroads in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim nation.

Meetings of radical Indonesian groups declaring their support for the Islamic State (IS, also called Isis) have been held in Jakarta, Solo in Central Java and Bima in West Nusa Tenggara.

Most of these meetings are accompanied by public marches of young men and women carrying the IS flag through towns and villages, shouting out slogans. [BBC] Read more