France’s obsession with Islam continues to disenfranchise voters and undermine the true separation of church and state.

Chris Chaplin is an Assistant Professorial Research Fellow at the London School of Economics’ Religion and Global Society Research Unit. His work focu... ses on the intersection between religion, faith, social activism and political belonging. He recently published the book ‘Salafism and the Sate: Islamic Activism and National Identity in Indonesia’.
France’s obsession with Islam continues to disenfranchise voters and undermine the true separation of church and state.
Let us not overstate the significance of ISIL in Indonesia.