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	Podcast:		Dialogika Podcast
	Episode:		Episode 20: Tolerance on Trial (Pluralism vs. the FPI)
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:21:26
	Publish Date:		2016-12-14 19:11:14
	Description:		In this episode, Swedian is back (finally) and itching to jump right back into conversation about Indonesia — which, at the moment, is all about rising religious intolerance. We break down the recent December 2nd rally against Jakarta's Christian Chinese-Indonesian governor Ahok, which had anywhere from 500,000 to 1,000,000 Muslims occupy the central part of Jakarta in the form of a mass Friday prayer. We discuss our differing views on President Jokowi's decision to attend the prayer and address the crowd. We also explain who Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) leader Habib Rizieq is, and what his rising popularity in the country means for the political climate in Indonesia. We compare what's going on in Indonesia with what's going on in America and elsewhere, whereby a charismatic leader (Rizieq in Indonesia; Trump in America) is using — under the banner of religious piety — populism and fear tactics to mislead the population, resulting in a cultural of intolerance and discrimination.
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