MTG finally sees the light 😁

7/n ....that is, whether it should moderate its ideology or keep its conservative religious outlook. As always, I welcome your comments and feedbacks on this new publication. Happy reading! END.

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6/n Lastly, PKS decided to join Prabowo’s cabinet because the party is running out of financial resources after being in opposition for much of the past decade. It also faces an internal ideological struggle between its politicians and cadres...

5/n Given that Muhammadiyah’s social enterprises are subjected to supervision by state regulatory authorities, the organisation’s leaders feel they need to be included in the Prabowo cabinet in order to ensure that these enterprises do not encounter undue regulatory hurdles.

4/n ... Muhammadiyah and PKS have realised that they needed to be part of the Prabowo administration to protect their institutional interests...and to gain access to state resources in order to retain their influence as a religious organisation and a political party.

3/n ...represented by Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Muhammadiyah, and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) – all have become members of Prabowo’s large political coalition. The report finds that while NU has a long history of aligning itself with whichever president is in power...

2/n "During the 2010s, Islamic politics was characterised by fierce competition between multiple Islamic parties and groups, and by ideological and political polarisation. However, by 2025, these had given way to a new period where major Islamic organisations and parties....

Trump still owes the American people answers on why he chose military action. Congress needs to exercise its Constitutional responsibilities and get answers on what immediate threats drove air strikes. Trump has a legal obligation to seek Congressional approval for war. He’s not a king.

Someone should write a book about that: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Welp, cover photo got cut off.