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ARTISTIC EXPRESSION IN NON-ARAB ISLAMIC CULTURES: VIEWS FROM INDONESIA – TAASA Review September 2020

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This article was originally found in the September 2020 edition of TAASA Review (Volume 29, Issue 3, Page 10).

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Virginia Hooker T he relationship between local, pre-Islamic art forms and Islamic' ones is an ongoing subject of debate in Indonesia.

After President Suharto was forced to step down in 1998, Indonesians prepared for a new era based on democratic values, many of which had been lost under his regime.

NGOs, including Muslim NGOs, contributed to a nation-wide campaign to educate Indonesians about their democratic rights...