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September 11 2001 and the Bali Bombing in November 2002 evoked images of a militant Islamist wave sweeping the globe from the Middle East, radicalising once peaceful Muslim communities around the world.
Joining the caravan? The Middle East, Islamism and Indonesia
About the authors
Anthony Bubalo
Anthony Bubalo is a former Nonresident Fellow of the Lowy Institute, and was Deputy Director of the Institute between 2015 and 2018 and Research Director from 2012 to 2018.
Gregory Fealy
Gregory Fealy is Associate Professor of Indonesian Politics and Head of the Department of Political and Social Change at The Australian National University.
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A new Lowy Institute Paper by Anthony Bubalo and Greg Fealy critically examines the truth of this perception by exploring the impact a number of Islamist and 'neo-fundamentalist' currents from the Middle East have had in Indonesia.
The Paper can be downloaded here.
