Exploring the Formation of Non-Violent Islam on Wheels
By Kate Hoagland – Communiqué: Spring 2011, Volume 8
On a hot, bustling evening in southern Jakarta, several hundred young, working-class Muslims in traditional white, rounded caps and long-sleeved shirts riding motorcycles stopped traffic. Their numbers swelled to over 500 as they traveled through a main thoroughfare in Indonesia’s capital city.
Upon reaching a blocked off street, the riders joined an eagerly awaiting congregation of over 15 thousand young followers for a weekly celebration of the birth of the Prophet Muhammad.... Read more about Communiqué: Holy Rollers