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Article: Indonesia: another face of Islam: the world's most-populous Muslin nation isn't in the Middle East, and that's one of the reasons it's a very different kind of place.(INTERNATIONAL)
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- New York Times Upfront
- Article date:
- April 20, 2009
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CRITICAL THINKING
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said, "If you want to know if Islam, democracy, modernity, and women's rights can coexist, go to Indonesia."
* What did she mean by this, and what is its significance?
* Why might some of those elements not coexist in other countries?
Ask students whether they were surprised to read that Indonesia is the most populous Muslim nation.
* Why might Indonesia receive less media attention than Muslim nations in the Middle East?