The Majelis Mujahideen Indonesia (MMI), or Indonesian Mujahedeen Council, is an umbrella organisation of
Indonesia
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Islamist groups. The group was designated as foreign terrorist organization by the
United States
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on 13 June 2017.
MMI was founded by
Abu Bakar Bashir
Abu Bakar Ba'asyir ( ; ar, أبو بكر باعشير, ʾAbū Bakr Bāʿašīr; ; ; born 17 August 1938) also known as Abu Bakar Bashir, Abdus Somad, and Ustad Abu ("Teacher Abu") is an Indonesian Muslim cleric and leader of Jamaah Ansharut Tauh ...
, the former leader of
Jemaah Islamiyah.
Known members include Muhammad Iqbal alias Abu Jibril who has called for people to "Destroy America and its allies! Kill those who desecrate Islam!" at a public rally in May 2005. In response to the
Execution of Saddam Hussein
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in 2006, Fauzan Al Anshori said
George W Bush
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should also stand trial. "Given the crimes blamed on Saddam, it is unfair if George Bush is not also put before an international tribunal," he said. "Saddam was executed for killing 148 people, Iraqi Shi'a Muslims, while Bush is responsible for the killing of about 600,000 Iraqis since the March 2003 invasion."
In December 2007, it was reported that MMI members were involved in attacks on several
Ahmadiyah mosques in Indonesia. The attacks were motivated by a
fatwa
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issued a month earlier by
Indonesian Council of Ulama (MUI) against heresy.
In August 2008, Abu Bakar Bashir resigned his position as the Council's supreme leader, charging that the group's internal democratic structure contradicted Islam, and stated that he should have absolute power within the organization.
However, in contrast to these aggressive acts, the Majelis Mujahideen Indonesia did establish a command post at the Iskandar Muda Air Force base in
Banda Aceh
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city to "help evacuate dead bodies, distribute aid and give spiritual guidance to survivors", during the
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
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.
When liberal Canadian Muslim activist
Irshad Manji
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visited the
Institute for Islamic and Social Studies in Yogyakarta to launch her book ''Allah, Liberty and Love'' in May 2012, hundreds of the group's supporters attacked the event, injuring her slightly, along with her assistant, while beating dozens of other people.
See also
*
Mujahedeen
*
Mutaween
*
Sharia
Sharia (; ar, شريعة, sharīʿa ) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam and is based on the sacred scriptures of Islam, particularly the Quran and the H ...
References
External links
Indonesian Mujahedeen Council website
Islamist groups
Islamic organizations based in Indonesia
Islamism in Indonesia
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