European colonization

موضوع: European colonization الأربعاء فبراير 24, 2010 3:53 am

European colonization

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Mosque in the early twentieth century in Indonesia

The Dutch colonized Indonesia for many reasons, however the main reason was for economical purposes. Indonesia was full of resources, such as coffee, sugar and spices. Spices in particular such as cloves and nutmeg were what brought in most of the money for the Dutch.
In the late 19th century, reformist Muslim who led by Jamaluddin al-Afghani and Muhammad Abduh influenced Maritime Southeast Asia The Minangkabau ulema play an important role in the early reform movementIn 1906, Tahir bin Jalaluddin published al-Iman, the Malay newspaper in Singapore Five years later followed publication of al-Munir newspaper in Padang. In the first 20th century, Muslim modernist school arose in West Sumatra, such as Adabiah (1909), Diniyah Putri (1911), and Sumatera Thawalib (1915). Later, islamic movement also developed in Java with the birth of the NU and Muhammadiyah[/size]

Post Independence

When Indonesia declared independence in 1945, it became the largest Muslim-majority nation in the world. Today it has about 88% of the population of 235 million people following Islam. In recent years there has been a trend toward a more orthodox interpretation of Islam. In 2006 poll, 58% of people surveyed believed adulterers should be stoned, as is mandated by Islamic law, up from 39% five years before.
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