Indonesia: Survey results reaffirm trend of growing conservatism in country

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�In short, it appears that what are perceived as challenges to Islam are not so much external factors, but factors that challenge the internal integrity of Islam�

Times of Ahmad | News Watch | AU Desk
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By Eileen Ng | September 8, 2017

SINGAPORE � A large percentage of Indonesians support women donning the hijab and the implementation of Syariah law, a nationwide survey has shown, amid signs that secular Indonesia is becoming more conservative.

Although most of its more than 200 million Muslim population practises a moderate form of Islam, the survey commissioned by the Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute found that 82 per cent of the 1,620 respondents considered the wearing of the hijab or Islamic headscarf, an important outward sign of Islamic religiosity for women.

The same sentiment prevails across those with both low and high education.
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