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Jeffrey Lang

Yet at the end Qandeel surprisingly gave him a copy of the Qur’an and some books on Islam. Lang read the Qur’an on his own, found his way to the student-run prayer hall at the university, and basically surrendered without much struggle. He was conquered by the Qur’an. The first two chapters are an account of that encounter and it is a fascinating one.
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Islam in Indonesia 1950-1965

1500 to 1670: Great Kings and Trade Empires

1500 Palembang converts to Islam.

1505
Trenggono, grandson of Raden Patah, becomes prince of Demak.
Local powers on Java around 1500 included:

Demak which was the chief power in Java in the early 1500s. Nearby Jepara participated in many naval expeditions.

Surabaya. Some powers that later came under Surabaya include Gresik, home of Sunan Giri, and Pasuruan.

Banten, which was a Hindu power under Pajajaran until the arrival of Sunan Gunungjati.

1509
Portuguese visit Melaka for the first time.
The goal of the Portuguese was to take control of trade. Later trade empires would include Gowa, Banten, and the Dutch VOC or East India Company. The original goal of all of them was money before political power, but they did not always stick to their original goal.

1511
April Portuguese Admiral Albuquerque sets sail from Goa to Melaka.

August 10 Albuquerque’s forces take Melaka.
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Religious Right

Christian Right
The Christian right is a term used predominantly in the United States of America to describe a spectrum of right-wing Christian political and social movements and organizations characterized by their strong support of conservative social and political values. The politically active social movement of the Christian right includes individuals from a wide variety of theological beliefs, ranging from moderately traditional movements within Lutheranism and Catholicism to theologically more conservative movements such as Evangelicalism, Pentecostalism and Fundamentalist Christianity.[1]

The terms Christian right and Religious right are often used interchangeably, although the terms are not synonymous. Religious right can refer to any religiously motivated conservative movement, whether specific to one religion or shared across religious lines. For example, conservative Christians, Muslim social conservatives, and Orthodox Jews cooperate in national and international projects through the World Congress of Families and United Nations NGO gatherings. Christian right on the other hand refers to only the Christian segment of the Religious right and includes leaders who are outspoken critics of radical Islam and other faiths, regardless of their political leanings. [2]

Hindu Nationalism
Hindu nationalism is a nationalist ideology that sees the modern state of the Republic of India as a Hindu polity [1] (”Hindu Rashtra”), and seeks to preserve the Hindu heritage and opposes preferential treatment for Muslims and Christians. Although the concept of “Hindu Rashtra” has been used in slogans and pamphlets of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the main group that promotes this ideology, it has not been clearly and unambiguously defined in any of their literature. The notion of “Hindu principles” (Hindutva) promoted by this group is intended to be inclusive of the multiple indigenous traditions of India, including Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. However these religions do not consider themselves to be Hindu. Hindu nationalism has played a crucial role in the recent history of India and that of Hinduism.[3]

Islamism (Islam+ism; Arabic: al-’isl?miyya) is a set of ideologies holding that Islam is not only a religion but also a political system; that Muslims must return to their roots of their religion, and unite politically. On a ideological scale, parties that identify as or are identified as “Islamist” tend to be located right of center or in the far right.

Central figures of modern Islamism include Muhammad Iqbal, Jamal al-Din al-Afghani, Abul Ala Maududi, Sayyid Qutb and Ayatollah Khomeini.[4]

The term Jewish right refers to Jews who identify with or support right-wing or conservative causes. The Jewish right is not a monolithic designation. Its application ranges from advocacy of religious morals to conservative politics.[5]

Millenarianism
Millenarianism (sometimes spelled millenarism or millennarism) is the belief by a religious, social, or political group or movement in a coming major transformation of society after which all things will be changed in a positive (or sometimes negative or ambiguous) direction. Millennialism is a specific form of Millenarianism based on a one thousand year cycle, and this form is especially significant within Christianity.[6]
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[1] Wikipedia
[2] ibid
[3] ibid
[4] ibid
[5] ibid
[6] ibid

Most Corrupt Countries 2005

TI 2005 Corruption Perceptions Index
Country rank Country 2005 CPI score* Confidence range** Surveys used***
1 Iceland 9.7 9.5 - 9.7 8
2 Finland 9.6 9.5 - 9.7 9
New Zealand 9.6 9.5 - 9.7 9
4 Denmark 9.5 9.3 - 9.6 10
5 Singapore 9.4 9.3 - 9.5 12
6 Sweden 9.2 9.0 - 9.3 10
7 Switzerland 9.1 8.9 - 9.2 9
8 Norway 8.9 8.5 - 9.1 9
9 Australia 8.8 8.4 - 9.1 13
10 Austria 8.7 8.4 - 9.0 9
11 Netherlands 8.6 8.3 - 8.9 9
United Kingdom 8.6 8.3 - 8.8 11
13 Luxembourg 8.5 8.1 - 8.9 8
14 Canada 8.4 7.9 - 8.8 11
15 Hong Kong 8.3 7.7 - 8.7 12
16 Germany 8.2 7.9 - 8.5 10
17 USA 7.6 7.0 - 8.0 12
18 France 7.5 7.0 - 7.8 11
19 Belgium 7.4 6.9 - 7.9 9
Ireland 7.4 6.9 - 7.9 10
21 Chile 7.3 6.8 - 7.7 10
Japan 7.3 6.7 - 7.8 14
23 Spain 7.0 6.6 - 7.4 10
24 Barbados 6.9 5.7 - 7.3 3
25 Malta 6.6 5.4 - 7.7 5
26 Portugal 6.5 5.9 - 7.1 9
27 Estonia 6.4 6.0 - 7.0 11
28 Israel 6.3 5.7 - 6.9 10
Oman 6.3 5.2 - 7.3 5
30 United Arab Emirates 6.2 5.3 - 7.1 6
31 Slovenia 6.1 5.7 - 6.8 11
32 Botswana 5.9 5.1 - 6.7 8
Qatar 5.9 5.6 - 6.4 5
Taiwan 5.9 5.4 - 6.3 14
Uruguay 5.9 5.6 - 6.4 6
36 Bahrain 5.8 5.3 - 6.3 6
37 Cyprus 5.7 5.3 - 6.0 5
Jordan 5.7 5.1 - 6.1 10
39 Malaysia 5.1 4.6 - 5.6 14
40 Hungary 5.0 4.7 - 5.2 11
Italy 5.0 4.6 - 5.4 9
South Korea 5.0 4.6 - 5.3 12
43 Tunisia 4.9 4.4 - 5.6 7
44 Lithuania 4.8 4.5 - 5.1 8
45 Kuwait 4.7 4.0 - 5.2 6
46 South Africa 4.5 4.2 - 4.8 11
47 Czech Republic 4.3 3.7 - 5.1 10
Greece 4.3 3.9 - 4.7 9
Namibia 4.3 3.8 - 4.9 8
Slovakia 4.3 3.8 - 4.8 10
51 Costa Rica 4.2 3.7 - 4.7 7
El Salvador 4.2 3.5 - 4.8 6
Latvia 4.2 3.8 - 4.6 7
Mauritius 4.2 3.4 - 5.0 6
55 Bulgaria 4.0 3.4 - 4.6 8
Colombia 4.0 3.6 - 4.4 9
Fiji 4.0 3.4 - 4.6 3
Seychelles 4.0 3.5 - 4.2 3
59 Cuba 3.8 2.3 - 4.7 4
Thailand 3,8 3.5 - 4.1 13
Trinidad and Tobago 3,8 3.3 - 4.5 6
62 Belize 3.7 3.4 - 4.1 3
Brazil 3,7 3.5 - 3.9 10
64 Jamaica 3.6 3.4 - 3.8 6
65 Ghana 3.5 3.2 - 4.0 8
Mexico 3.5 3.3 - 3.7 10
Panama 3.5 3.1 - 4.1 7
Peru 3.5 3.1 - 3.8 7
Turkey 3.5 3.1 - 4.0 11
70 Burkina Faso 3.4 2.7 - 3.9 3
Croatia 3.4 3.2 - 3.7 7
Egypt 3.4 3.0 - 3.9 9
Lesotho 3.4 2.6 - 3.9 3
Poland 3.4 3.0 - 3.9 11
Saudi Arabia 3.4 2.7 - 4.1 5
Syria 3.4 2.8 - 4.2 5
77 Laos 3.3 2.1 - 4.4 3
78 China 3.2 2.9 - 3.5 14
Morocco 3.2 2.8 - 3.6 8
Senegal 3.2 2.8 - 3.6 6
Sri Lanka 3.2 2.7 - 3.6 7
Suriname 3.2 2.2 - 3.6 3
83 Lebanon 3.1 2.7 - 3.3 4
Rwanda 3.1 2.1 - 4.1 3
85 Dominican Republic 3.0 2.5 - 3.6 6
Mongolia 3.0 2.4 - 3.6 4
Romania 3.0 2.6 - 3.5 11
88 Armenia 2.9 2.5 - 3.2 4
Benin 2.9 2.1 - 4.0 5
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.9 2.7 - 3.1 6
Gabon 2.9 2.1 - 3.6 4
India 2.9 2.7 - 3.1 14
Iran 2.9 2.3 - 3.3 5
Mali 2.9 2.3 - 3.6 8
Moldova 2.9 2.3 - 3.7 5
Tanzania 2.9 2.6 - 3.1 8
97 Algeria 2.8 2.5 - 3.3 7
Argentina 2.8 2.5 - 3.1 10
Madagascar 2.8 1.9 - 3.7 5
Malawi 2.8 2.3 - 3.4 7
Mozambique 2.8 2.4 - 3.1 8
Serbia and Montenegro 2.8 2.5 - 3.3 7
103 Gambia 2.7 2.3 - 3.1 7
Macedonia 2.7 2.4 - 3.2 7
Swaziland 2.7 2.0 - 3.1 3
Yemen 2.7 2.4 - 3.2 5
107 Belarus 2.6 1.9 - 3.8 5
Eritrea 2.6 1.7 - 3.5 3
Honduras 2.6 2.2 - 3.0 7
Kazakhstan 2.6 2.2 - 3.2 6
Nicaragua 2.6 2.4 - 2.8 7
Palestine 2.6 2.1 - 2.8 3
Ukraine 2.6 2.4 - 2.8 8
Vietnam 2.6 2.3 - 2.9 10
Zambia 2.6 2.3 - 2.9 7
Zimbabwe 2.6 2.1 - 3.0 7
117 Afghanistan 2.5 1.6 - 3.2 3
Bolivia 2.5 2.3 - 2.9 6
Ecuador 2.5 2.2 - 2.9 6
Guatemala 2.5 2.1 - 2.8 7
Guyana 2.5 2.0 - 2.7 3
Libya 2.5 2.0 - 3.0 4
Nepal 2.5 1.9 - 3.0 4
Philippines 2.5 2.3 - 2.8 13
Uganda 2.5 2.2 - 2.8 8
126 Albania 2.4 2.1 - 2.7 3
Niger 2.4 2.2 - 2.6 4
Russia 2.4 2.3 - 2.6 12
Sierra Leone 2.4 2.1 - 2.7 3
130 Burundi 2.3 2.1 - 2.5 3
Cambodia 2.3 1.9 - 2.5 4
Congo, Republic of 2.3 2.1 - 2.6 4
Georgia 2.3 2.0 - 2.6 6
Kyrgyzstan 2.3 2.1 - 2.5 5
Papua New Guinea 2.3 1.9 - 2.6 4
Venezuela 2.3 2.2 -2.4 10
137 Azerbaijan 2.2 1.9 - 2.5 6
Cameroon 2.2 2.0 - 2.5 6
Ethiopia 2.2 2.0 - 2.5 8
Indonesia 2.2 2.1 - 2.5 13
Iraq 2.2 1.5 - 2.9 4
Liberia 2.2 2.1 - 2.3 3
Uzbekistan 2.2 2.1 - 2.4 5
144 Congo, Democratic Republic 2.1 1.8 - 2.3 4
Kenya 2.1 1.8 - 2.4 8
Pakistan 2.1 1.7 - 2.6 7
Paraguay 2.1 1.9 - 2.3 7
Somalia 2.1 1.6 - 2.2 3
Sudan 2.1 1.9 - 2.2 5
Tajikistan 2.1 1.9 - 2.4 5
151 Angola 2.0 1.8 - 2.1 5
152 Cote d’Ivoire 1.9 1.7 - 2.1 4
Equatorial Guinea 1.9 1.6 - 2.1 3
Nigeria 1.9 1.7 - 2.0 9
155 Haiti 1.8 1.5 - 2.1 4
Myanmar 1.8 1.7 - 2.0 4
Turkmenistan 1.8 1.7 - 2.0 4
158 Bangladesh 1.7 1.4 - 2.0 7
Chad 1.7 1.3 - 2.1 6

Explanatory notes

* CPI Score relates to perceptions of the degree of corruption as seen by business people and country analysts and ranges between 10 (highly clean) and 0 (highly corrupt).
**Confidence range provides a range of possible values of the CPI score. This reflects how a country’s score may vary, depending on measurement precision. Nominally, with 5 percent probability the score is above this range and with another 5 percent it is below. However, particularly when only few sources (n) are available an unbiased estimate of the mean coverage probability is lower than the nominal value of 90%.
***Surveys used refers to the number of surveys that assessed a country’s performance. 16 surveys and expert assessments were used and at least 3 were required for a country to be included in the CPI.

Courtesy: Transparency International CPI 2005