Indonesian Atheists

“Indonesian Atheists” (or “IA”) was founded as an online Facebook community, or group, in October 2008. By now it has grown to more than 500 members. Indonesian non-believers were covered in an AFP news article in January 2009. Since 2011 IA is affiliated with Atheist Alliance International (http://atheistalliance.org/).

Links:

• Wikipedia page of IA
• Website: Indonesian-Atheists.org
• Facebook Page “Anda Bertanya Ateis Menjawab” (ABAM)
• IA Facebook Group
• IA Twitter
• IA Youtube
• “IAProjects” Translation Wiki – Daftar Artikel Terjemahan

Radio & news media interviews:

• “Atheism 2.0 – Indonesia’s nonbelievers find refuge online” (AFP): http://richarddawkins.net/article,3550,Atheism-20—Indonesias-nonbelievers-find-refuge-online,AFP
• “Fear of the religious starts early” (The Jakarta Post): http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/02/17/fear-religious-starts-early.html
• “Metro Madness: Therapy for the Godless” (The Jakarta Globe): http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/metro-madness-therapy-for-the-godless/397890
• “The Rise of Indonesian Atheism” (The Jakarta Globe): http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/the-rise-of-indonesian-atheism/410166
• “Non-believers stick to their conviction” (The Jakarta Post):  http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/12/18/nonbelievers-stick-their-conviction.html
• “Atheisme di Indonesia” (Deutsche Welle Radio – Bahasa Indonesia): http://bit.ly/gG0jpu
• “Kaum Ateis, Bukalah Topengmu” (Radio Nederland Wereldomroep – Bahasa Indonesia): http://www.rnw.nl/bahasa-indonesia/article/kaum-ateis-bukalah-topengmu
• “Indonesia atheists go online” (The Straits Times): http://bit.ly/hVNS6A
• “Religious Films Pull in Big Bucks in Indonesia” (The Jakarta Globe): http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/religious-films-pull-in-big-bucks-in-indonesia/453874

2012

• “No Need to Believe: Indonesia’s Atheists” (The Jakarta Globe): http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/no-need-to-believe-indonesias-atheists/492147
• “My Jakarta: Bernadette Maria, Agnostic” (The Jakarta Globe): http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/archive/my-jakarta-bernadette-maria-agnostic/499814/
• “The Thinker: Is Atheism Allowed?” (The Jakarta Globe): http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/opinion/the-thinker-is-atheism-allowed/493900
• “Who Are the Atheists in Indonesia?” (The Jakarta Globe): http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/opinion/who-are-the-atheists-in-indonesia/494741
• “Atheist groups worldwide support Indonesian man facing jail” (ABC Radio Australia): http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/onairhighlights/atheist-groups-worldwide-support-indonesian-man-facing-jail
• ‘Religious Freedom’ for Atheists (Austin Dacey): http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/atheologies/6012/%E2%80%98religious_freedom%E2%80%99_for_atheists/
• Alex Aan Press Releases:
  • AAI: http://www.atheistalliance.org/news-a-articles/aai-media-releases/414-alex-aan-appeal
  • IHEU: http://iheu.org/story/international-humanists-protest-indonesia-blasphemy-arrest
  • Asian Human Rights Commission: http://www.humanrights.asia/news/urgent-appeals/AHRC-UAC-063-2012

2013

• “You Ask, an Atheist Answers” (The Jakarta Globe) http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/features/you-ask-an-atheist-answers/582197/
• “Kami tidak percaya Tuhan dalam wujud apapun” (Bahasa Indonesia, Merdeka.com): http://www.merdeka.com/khas/kami-tidak-percaya-tuhan-dalan-wujud-apapun-komunitas-ateis-5.html
• “For Indonesian Atheists, a Community of Support Amid Constant Fear” (The New York Times) http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/27/world/asia/26iht-indonesia26.html
• “State and Religion in Indonesia” (The Journal of Undergraduate International Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison) http://internationalstudiesjournal.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/state-and-religion-in-indonesia/

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