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A Muslim cleric has been arrested on charges of blasphemy and hate speech in Indonesia after his decision to allow women to preach and pray beside men sparked a backlash in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's really interesting. I guess I just didn't realize until now that the population of Indonesia was almost 8 times the size of Saudi Arabia. The more you know.