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we love wearing makeup so we have instant make new safe for it so well and make small clothes still. a good thing i'm a bad girl dancing oh my and you know good thing. i'm a bad influence. for them but they're going to let on that i don't want to be distributed for a couple who are not married to be together or not is the rule in islam.

is this. this is not our culture he's used against our water islam but also. we will keep fighting i told there is justice in indonesia. god willing so. unfortunately indonesia is not immune from these global terms of pricing intolerance. and yes there is a rising and tolerance. on the mend. in the news.

media and any man. without embark on an investigative journey through indonesia home to 270000000 people. mon muslims live here than in the entire middle east in fact it's the most populous muslim country in the world. indonesia is also the largest island nation on the planet with hundreds of different languages and cultures it's a true melting pot of people and religions. following 3 decades of dictatorship indonesia is in a western are is proof that islam and democracy are compatible. the western media have likened current president yoko we don't owe to former u.s. president barack obama but indonesia like other muslim countries is struggling with

the role of islam in modern society islam is forces are intent on turning a country of diversity into a theocracy to date terrorist attacks are primarily targeted the christian minority several 100 indonesians have joined the self-styled islamic state. what we want to know is will the country withstand the pressure of the fundamentalists where is indonesia heading. up to province is located on the island of sumatra it's the only province of indonesia where islamic law known as shari'ah isn't forced shari'a law is based on the koran and the teachings of the prophet mohammed . 50.

this is. one of the leading figures in the islamist movement in the chain. we don't pray our soul will not be happy. because we're not expressing our gratitude to the creator. we wouldn't exist without someone there to create us. so nothing is more important than to not grateful to our creator. you know. this is why praying is a more important than anything else. even than our own lives but even then our children and family and i'm not. happy while he does leader of the tree branch of the islamic defenders front.

nationwide the hardline organization is believed to have around 200000 active members. has been responsible for repeated attacks on religious minorities as far as i'll be one who does concern indonesia should be ruled by a religious state but keep it. clean my side of the caliphate was the pinnacle of islam in fact it was at its height during that period of islamic law. so it would be ideal if we returned to the islamic system so want that iommi everyone is protected nobody has addressed one of the 2nd world war after the caliphate when the world was not ruled by muslims there were wars and there were slaughter everywhere. but it would.

the central government in jakarta is wary of banning the use lama defenders front of the widespread grassroots support for its populist propaganda i'll be what he does proud of his group and good supporters for managing to bring down a high profile politician. in a venue 26 teams the islamic defenders front led mass protests that turned violent in jakarta. the demonstrations vented their fury against al hakim then the governor off to college and a christian with chinese roots. i helped was accused of having insulted the qur'an he was removed from office and

given it to use sentence for blasphemy president we don't all fail to take action to support his old political ally. why did we protest against a hawk. hawk defamed the qur'an. we didn't go to the rally because he is of chinese descent or because he was christian or. that we went because he insulted our qur'an which is the holy book of islam. that is why we are against a hock so we will fight against anybody who insults our religion.

after evening prayers on the war he takes us to one of his qur'an schools in addition to religious studies the peoples here are subjected to political preaching i. know he didn't for mrs young charges that the palestinians for example have the right to conduct a holy war against israel i this ng god is great before he issues the call to i i i was her i am i was moved by i. i i i.

the next morning we accompany of the why he did as he brings the 2 oldest of a 6 children to the madrassa an islamic school. kid to the curriculum focuses on the koran and the teachings of the prophet. but it is home his wife t.v. host has 14 the couple got married in 2006. did he says abby is the man she'd always dreamed of oh how much married life. started wearing the nick of a couple of years ago for herself and her husband so in need of being in need of by the. i also want to become like one of our prophets wives. they want the

full body. and. idolize the wives of the prophet as the leaders of all muslim women. thing and i mean by following their lead we will go to heaven because they went to heaven. by following their example we'll be in heaven with them and we also become angels sort of go but timing and then you name it and if they did he sort of get. the couple speaks openly to us. we ask about their personal stance on polygamy. yeah. in my opinion polygamy is permitted by the qur'an and islam. and with good reason. i don't really know how to put this. about things how can we

all know that. there are men with a high sexual desire. that's why islam provides this rule. so in order to avoid adultery islam recommends polygamy. and now it does. according with perhaps respect. we ask a view whether she would really tolerate abi having a 2nd wife. gross's around her directly to hear. if if you have a strong reason go ahead no problem and. this is long as i'm still able to give you what you want you should think hard about it by the way any one but it can have by i can't say you know i can only say i'm not ready yet.

so. you. might. be one here shows us his gallery of heroes including to dictate his moammar gadhafi of libya and saddam hussein of iraq. in his eyes righteous champions of islam. he also idealizes the militant palestinian group hamas. in a home with pictures of radical islamists adorn the rules we probably shouldn't expect a friend political discussion. the only is. honest is the real terrorists in the world. yes was formed by zionist israel to cause conflict amongst muslims to create a war within islam. the islamic defenders front exists to act against all the

slanders against islam. this is beyond the archer capital of the province. not so long ago everything here lay in ruins after the tsunami of december 2004 wiped away entire communities across southeast asia live. live. in indonesia it struck a region that already been plagued for decades by a bloody civil war involving a separatist group seeking independence for problems. that

tsunami killed almost 130000 people in the province alone. we need help with human rights activists reiher 53 on the stranded ship that tsunami had swept this 2 and a half 1000 ton vessel 3 kilometers inland the tsunami also had a huge political impact helping to put an end to the war for independence but it also introduced children to the province. and this is the code but again. it's because. doing so so to go one on one often thing this so often. so they give them so they one gift. they were full of fire to see freedom again. march it was an independent muslim

soldier named joe 19 no 3 has always been more conservative than most of the problems is constituting your nature. here a majority approves of showing your long. run us. public whippings have now become commonplace with only a few people opposing the proctors. every mother it is not good to show the charter to keep it so we'll bring them to thing like that and this is a public space right it's not good because. this is not our culture it is not just against human rights this is. a gear our islam will also.

98 percent of the population of such a province are muslims. islam has always been the primary compass for life here but the increasingly strict interpretation and implementation of sharia law has made everyday life difficult especially for women. the woman cannot sit in the coffee shop at the wedding and i think it is the worship that i wish and. they control the woman because they one to hate i think to call for the i believe. to perform the good.

will fare there is a point where we have another. policy and acting like whole thing and education and everything and another not talk what the one because they think when one is saw become popular is still. there. we experience a friendly curious reception from the locals at the same time we notice how sensitive they are when it comes to issues of religion and freedom.

the few 1000 christians among the population feeling creasing leave marginalized and tend to keep to themselves. we now take a ferry from banda to subang a small group of islands off the coast of sumatra. we've heard that life there is more relaxed compared to the rest of us check. the indonesian government would like to attract more western tourists to the largely untouched islands of our check.

how close to daughter is a hotel owner and a survivor of the tsunami. the tidal wave she says has left deep scones here too. after tsunami people change. because the thing is that punishment that god punished them because. misbehave they didn't pray you know they didn't be following the rules enough. society has become more conservative since the tsunami for barker's the opposite was the case she broke with religious

customs and suffered for it was hard for me. to be myself and being judged and i get a bit depressed you know because. i have to do what i don't want to do. i have to. please others and. i know i don't please myself. it's not easy. but this takes us to the way. she stands out despite the headscarf that she is wearing just ok she.

said thing i'm a bad girl missing out and you know. i'm a bad influence i discard it after i get to know the world that it's not good and that my fellow. i just don't like the fact maybe more so. it might mean when someone force me to the things i learned from my heart but i want to break free when i want to go where i know her but i don't like i'm stubborn as well so my goodness or is it.

that. the aftermath of the tsunami also saw the arrival of various international aid organizations in the region thanks to him english speaking skills not his soon found was. that contact with foreign is ended up changing her life. she fell in love with a disaster aid worker from switzerland they got married and had a child. today the woman who once attended an islamic school as a child sees herself as a citizen of the world she divides her time between subang and switzerland and between sharia law and twist in abundance. back home she runs a hotel that has won many awards most of her guests are foreigners while most of

her employees all single women. so many women suffer and in my place especially where we can kind of and talk i can't even make decision about my own marriage i cannot even make a decision of my study because we are a woman everything we said is a no no and i think i am extreme in this because i have been pushed down any been hiding he didn't under the under the cupboard or under the like a dead case you know about i want to open it up now because i think it's so important that i could help other woman to feel like. they are not alone you know and they are not wrong and they are good enough.

baucus says she hasn't turned her back on the. only on the version of it propagated as the right and only won by the fundamentalists a lot of follower and so you know put on so i shared that with my friends here it's a choice also and it's not a religion it's a problem the problem is that people yeah. that you know for. sure. yet. almost. we arrange a meeting with the islamic religious police. their job is guardians of moral order is to protect virtues and punish vice from consumption of alcohol to gambling and inappropriate physical intimacy such as extramarital sex and same sex relationships

all of which are considered violations of arches shari'a laws. the men seem suspicious of our questions especially when realistic about their duties. they're aware of critical coverage in the western media. but they do ultimately allow us to join them on patrol. they complain to us that the hotel run by balkans to doughty has been under observation for some time. but today they checking locations known to be frequented by another is asked landis time meeting place and.

the number that they're going to let on that it is forbidden for a couple who are not married to be together. that is the rule in islam. they sometimes seek an opportunity to violate shari'a law but. if they have sex they get flaunt. it it's only kissing they don't and then we only issue a warning we bring them to the office we call the parents explain what happened and ask the parents to take care of their children so that they don't repeat the scene in the sticks with the money down that was set up that. nobody and his colleagues go out on patrol 3 times a day most of their tip offs come from the population from parents neighbors friends and strangers who feel resentful or envious.

proud of my work even if we only get a modest incomes. we don't expect a big salary i believe that what i'm doing will be rewarded. with a population of over $30000000.00 it's the center of. preparations

are underway for national heroes day a celebration of the men and women who fought for indonesia's independence from the dutch colonial occupation in the mid 19th 40. among those commemorated is the qana the 1st president and founding father of modern indonesia. after the 2nd world war he declared his support for democracy and the separation of religion and state. in 1960 find the only offices suharto seize power which resulted in a campaign of mass killings so hard to overthrow the $998.00 was seen as a liberation for pro-democracy advocates and islam ists alike. as in other parts of the country the influence of islam is also on the rise in the capital.

these women are lawyers doctors and entrepreneurs by profession they call themselves the niqab squad something i feel like i'm in fees of a woman you know many people cannot see what i can see all. their lives i feel like that and it's it's making safe you know it's make them more comfortable safe as a woman everywhere i go like. i no longer feel like the center of attention the more a woman learns in islam the moshe learn to avoid being judged by her parents at every one of those she's at risk of being a temptation one in 10 of the can you put it in someone and some i can deal with that like get up and get if and you. endured out a minute i want to be founded the nico squad in 2016. she formerly worked in the glamour of the fashion industry. her 1st marriage was to

a comedian her 2nd to an actor. right after both marriages failed she says she embraced god and me. when we are wearing make up. while you have muscle mass. it's so when we do it is we get more we work i have so many say and so i need mari what and i wear this so. i hope a lot of the gifts more rewards far from for me. and her interpretation of the sooner the islamic code of behavior includes the face veil even though it's not traditional in indonesia the nick of squad wanted to be more widely accepted in society.

the women focus on the poorest. they see themselves as benefactors on behalf of another. twice a week they bring food parcels to garbage collectors who live under a bridge. and the 1st night they were free. but we do it right it's up nicely and the mission of the just this one is that the how many people. better mostly we might have to really. watch somebody in the room but. it would need the next process to get better. the contrast with our next appointment couldn't be more striking here we meet a woman whose life has been constantly shaped by political developments. jani why he is the daughter of the 1st president after this a harder dictatorship her grandfather was the country's 1st minister of religious

affairs and her great. one for other the founder of the world's largest islamic association it's very important for me to connect with people so that i can convey my a message that it is possible for us muslims in the asia to adhere to us and we just believe but at the same time. being progressive in our in our conduct in life . anyway it is usually busy rushing from one appointment to the next she's held a number of political posts and has been repeatedly talented as a future president of indonesia. right now however her 3 young daughters take precedence. could be i mean that.

led me to. the next appointment is that the national women's forum uni will hit issues as the future is female. the seat. beside her. on stage she addresses the central issue in her life in the asia's diversity and how it can benefit the country yeah. thank you. we understand that there's a diversity of that forms the backbone of this country and that diversity has to be respected and it is new to them if we adopt an islamic state as our. measure of identity then there will be

a discrimination against non muslim then there were city within the me nothing. so we respect that we respect that history our great grandfather our founding fathers they already chose wisely that the platform for this country has to be a secular platform that will allow similar treatment to all citizens regardless of their religious backgrounds of the ethnic backgrounds. so this is something that we are going to fight until the last. unit where he does generally or doored by mainstream media but you're also faces hostile voices from political rivals is lists. i feel like my my religion is being wiped off of its secret teachings by people who. articulate their way of looking at the religion on the negative way. and the god that i

believe is a god but is loving a god that. we'll forgive you no matter what your sin is. a god that wants the best for humanity. you know a god that is all encompassing and all kinds. you know why he needs criticism of indonesian society is not solely directed at religious extremists. the ruling class at the political and economic level she tells us is also to blame for growing intolerance. which she would do if you could change one thing. puff the problem will be gone like that corruption. corruption they see the source of all

evil in this country corruption makes. people in we dismantle powerful. corruption makes. secular people then dawning with a dismantles because they are corrupt because they want to control resources so corruption makes people forget about the plight of the poor people. behind the friendly and tolerant facade of indonesia it seems tension is growing including in the cosmopolitan capital. in the full of 2019 parliaments attempted to disempower the anticorruption authority and also pass strict tomorrow legislation the move trickett the biggest

student protests since the end of the dictatorship in the 1998. i. into carter the resulting clashes left several dead and hundreds injured. i. our next stop is dr carter this university city use the country's center of culture around the heart of the protest movement. the indonesian population is relatively young around 40 percent are under 25 years old under looking for their place in a society that is changing at a rapid pace. in

the region. with students whose resistance led to the president was french enough plans for tighter regulations resembling sharia law as well as plans to disempower anticorruption authority. say oh. i have the right to be angry as a citizen because i pay taxes because the government has meddled in private affairs and the fuss is my privacy. and my life has been affected by the government's policies. and by corruption. i hear people who have power of course they drive public all b.n. by rising intolerance. i don't know to make certain regulation go smooth

they don't really care about what happens in the grass was a society what kind of what kind of disaster that will happen because of their political interests they don't really care about that. the students are determined to remain vigilant. they accuse their politicians of taking a populist stance and of making common cause with islamists and big business in order to stay in power. just need to clean up the issue as they will return to the streets they're proud of their public protests against corruption and nepotism against concessions to islamists either to restrict freedoms against intolerance and the growing gap between the rich and poor. to. the top. i saw last get there to sum up and you know when you saw people sleeping on the

streets. and poor people's work for very low wages which leads to the current living conditions. we need a government act of war to change the lives. of micah. the hottest we need to unite to dismantle political rot in the parliament uncles and at the presidential palace of the sun if they want to destroy our nation. we have to unite against them stop them allowing himself well the. the the the good the 2. yeah the. protest song sung by muslims and non

muslims just like in 1998 when indonesia rid of the dictators who harter. as we say are fair worlds the students recommend a visit to border would do or one of the largest food is temples in the world just outside yorkshire carter. this nation is created by many people come from many big rounds so when you go to those heritage don't just go there and enjoy the scenery. but make it as a reminder for you that our nation is very diverse. and in order to make our nation a long last you have to maintain a diversity by. promoting tolerance. and.

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of at night. as cleaners they see the face of horror. their job censoring for the social media industry. in the uk there are thousands of so-called content monitors day for day they screw up terrifying images from online platforms are riffing jobs for starvation wage the strain is enormous. the cleaners or sworn to secrecy they are not allowed to talk about their work. and no one asks how they are doing. it when. i need to stop or something walk up to. the cleaners social media shadow industry starts joining on g.w. .

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