Articles by Alex Arifianto

Clerics to coal miners: the decline of Indonesia’s Islamic civil society

Indonesia’s biggest Islamic organisations have dealt away their freedom to criticise government

Nahdlatul Ulama is home to its own hardliners

The NU Garis Lurus or 'true path NU' movement shows how the moderate stance of Indonesia's largest Islamic organisation is being internally contested.

The missing middle

What happened to Indonesia's moderate Islamic voices?

Neutral No More?

Alex Arifianto on why Muhammadiyah youth went all in for a Prabowo presidency.