Islam in Indonesia
Title: Islam in Indonesia
Category: /Society & Culture/Religion
Details: Words: 2106 | Pages: 8 (approximately 235 words/page)
Islam in Indonesia
Category: /Society & Culture/Religion
Details: Words: 2106 | Pages: 8 (approximately 235 words/page)
ISLAM IN INDONESIA
Indonesia is a archipelago situated in South-East Asia and comprises of 13 600 islands which stretch for approximately 5000km. Islam was introduced to Indonesia in the 14th century by Gujerati merchants from India. In 1478 a coalition of Muslim princes attack the remains of the Hinduism Empire expunging Hindu from the Indonesian empire. Islam has now become the dominant religion with 87% of the population adhering to Islam, 7% are Christians while the remainder are Buddhist, Catholic
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from almost all religions, have forgotten the values that their respective religions are meant to uphold. The chaos is caused by religion and many religious leaders are doing little to stop and prevent the violence. Hostile groups send out bands of vigilantes to roam the streets, beat people and then flee to their respective churches or mosques. No matter what the violence and protest are for; it is almost always tinged with a religious purpose.