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Islam in Pluralist Indonesia

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Mohammad Fajrul FalaakhOctober 3, 2002OP83
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In this, The Acton Lecture on Religion and Freedom for 2002, noted Indonesian academic Mohammad Fajrul Falaakh discusses the importance and interpretations of Shariah (Islamic law) and asks whether Islam and secularism can co-exist in a pluralist democracy.

 

 

 

 

 

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