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Sharia law is spreading through Indonesia, and it could get worse
Over the past couple of decades, Indonesia has been a moderate and Democratic Muslim nation, with laws based on the idea that no one has to practice any religion that they don’t want to --even Islam. That is changing, as Sharia – or Islamic – laws slowly creep in, forcing people in many areas to adhere to laws based on the Muslim religion, whether those people practice Islam or not.