I think he has done quite well. A lot of times he could have done better. He has been hesitant. |
People are more self-consciously Islamic but it doesn't mean anyone is saying ... we should make Indonesia an Islamic state. |
The wounds from the East Timor crisis are still very apparent in Indonesia and it's one of the things that makes Papua so sensitive -- the fear that Australia will do an East Timor with Papua, that's why this issue is so damaging. |
Very few graduates have that combination of skills ... many students are shying away from language courses and travelling to places like Indonesia or Malaysia because of the terror warnings. |
We are seeing a conservative high tide which is a reaction to several things, but a common view that Muslim liberals have taken things too far. |