Ahmadiyah, conflicts, and violence in contemporary Indonesia

This article examines conflicts and violence experienced by Ahmadiyah community in Indonesia after reformasi era. In spite of diversities among Muslims in
Indonesia, Ahmadiyah (Jemaat Ahmadiyah Indonesia) has been experiencing some
forms of violence both from other Muslims and government. The number of
violence has risen dramatically after the issuing second fatwa from Majelis Ulama
Indonesia in 2005 and the Joint Ministerial Decree (SKB) on Ahmadiyah. Those
forms of violence are issuing decree on banning Ahmadiyah, sealing the mosques
and banning of doing religious activities, and mobbing the mosques and houses,
including killing. Furthermore, this paper argues that Indonesia’s goverment does
not take its responsibility to protect its people particularly from minorities groups,
even some local governments also do violence towards Ahmadiyah community.