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July 31, 2010

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Indonesia Ahmadiyah Mosque Closure Spark Riot

Ahmadiyah Qadiyani- Muslim tension in Kuningan, West Jawa over Ahmadiyah’s mosque closure

Jakarta Globe has more

Police officers, acting on orders from the Kuningan district head, on Thursday sealed off Ahmadiyah mosques in Manis Lor village after having failed to do so on Monday due to resistance from the group’s members.

But as the protesters blocked police attempts to shut down their mosques, groups of hard-line Muslims flocked to the village and scuffles have broken out. Police have since been busy preventing an escalation in violence.

Amid pressure from Muslim groups, the government in 2008 prohibited members of Ahmadiyah from practicing their faith in public or proselytizing, but stopped short of banning the sect that many mainstream Muslims consider deviant.

Unlike other Muslims, members of Ahmadiyah recognize the sect’s founder, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, as a prophet.

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  1. Jul 31 2010

    Mirza Ghulam Ahmad nabi???? hahaha….

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  2. Aku dukung pemerintah aja :D semoga Ahmadiyah cepet nyah . . .;)

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  3. Jul 31 2010

    Islam Vs ahmadiyah,Islam and Islam itself there is diffrent..it’s PEMAHAMAN among them.start thousands ago.

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  4. Jul 31 2010

    ternyata strategi untuk menghancurkan islam, tidak usah di bom / perang..cukup buat umatnya bertikai dan panas-panasi, dijamin bakal bermunculan korbannya…

    salam,
    Bolehngeblog

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  5. Aug 1 2010

    Ikhtilafu ummati rahmatun

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    • Hasan
      Aug 1 2010

      This is hardly Ikhtilaf, its terrorism.

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  6. Aug 1 2010

    so controversy, why Indonesia government so late about it. It’s not a first time

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  7. Aug 1 2010

    Konspirasi devide at empera menghancurkan dari dalam lebih mudah

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