The majority of Indonesian Muslims reject radicalism. A Wahid Foundation survey shows that 72 percent of Muslims reject radical acts such as attacking houses of worship belonging to other religions or sweeping places deemed contrary to Islamic law.
This research also reveals that the older the respondent, the lower the potential for socio-religious radicalism. According to Executive Director Yenny Wahid, the causes of radicalism among Indonesian Muslims, besides ideology, are alienation in the social and economic sectors.
This survey was conducted among the Muslim population between the fourth week of March and the third week of April 2016 using multi-stage random sampling. The sample comprised 1,520 respondents across 34 provinces in Indonesia. The estimated margin of error is 2.6 percent, with a 95 percent confidence level.
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