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Indonesia president says Islamic State 'embarrassing' Muslims
The Telegraph ^ | 8/21/2014

Posted on 08/20/2014 8:23:43 PM PDT by markomalley

The president of the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, Indonesia, has called the actions of Islamic State militants "embarrassing" to the religion and urged Islamic leaders to unite in tackling extremism.

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the scale of the slaughter wrought by the extremists in overrunning large swathes of Iraq and Syria and the level of violence being used was appalling.

"It is shocking. It is becoming out of control," he said in an interview with The Australian, a day after IS released a video showing a masked militant beheading US reporter James Foley, provoking worldwide revulsion.

"We do not tolerate it, we forbid ISIS in Indonesia," he added, referring to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, as IS was formerly known.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: indonesia; iraq; is; isis; islam; levant; yudhoyono
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Never understood the influence of Islam in Indonesia.


21 posted on 08/20/2014 11:09:19 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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ISIS “embarrasses” muslims because its actions reveal Islam’s true intent.


22 posted on 08/21/2014 2:40:49 AM PDT by ScottinVA (If it doesn't include border security, it isn't "reform." It's called "amnesty.")
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"It is shocking. It is becoming out of control," he said

El Presidente advocates a more controlled schedule of slaughter.

23 posted on 08/21/2014 3:34:20 AM PDT by Ethan Clive Osgoode (<<== Click here to learn about Evolution!)
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Really? Really? BAMBANG?!


24 posted on 08/21/2014 5:32:13 AM PDT by smalltownslick
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