Noor Huda Ismail

Pasukan TNI berpatroli di sekitar perkampungan warga setelah penyerangan yang diduga dilakukan kelompok teroris Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT) pimpinan Ali Kalora, di Dusun Lewonu, Desa Lemban Tongoa, Kabupaten Sigi, Sulawesi Tengah. Rahman/Antara Foto

Tanya‑jawab: Mengapa kelompok teroris di Sulawesi Tengah bisa bertahan begitu lama?

Pelatihan terus-menerus, penguasaan medan, dan dukungan masyarakat lokal menyebabkan kelompok militan bisa bertahan begitu lama di Sulawesi Tengah.
Seorang anggota Brigade Mobil berjaga di depan penjara terorisme dalam Markas Komando Brigade Mobil di Depok, Jawa Barat, Kamis. EPA/Mast Irham

Tindakan terorisme pertama dalam penjara: penyulut dan bagaimana mencegahnya

Analisis dari dua pakar terorisme soal penyulut serangan brutal di penjara keamanan maksimum di Depok, Jawa Barat dan bagaimana mencegahnya di masa depan.
An armed member of the Indonesian Mobile Brigade Corps stands guards near the terrorists detention center inside the compound of the Mobile brigade police headquarters in Depok, West Java on Thursday. Mast Irham/EPA

The first terrorist act in Indonesian prison: the triggers and how to prevent them

Analysis from two experts on reasons behind the recent terrorist inmates’ brutal act in a maximum-security prison in Depok, West Java and how Indonesia can prevent similar attacks from happening.
Racism, political agenda of Jakarta governor opponents in the upcoming gubernatorial race, and discontent from the urban poor over Purnama’s policy on forced evictions all factor in the protest turnout in addition to religious motives. Reuters/Beawiharta

How Jakarta’s first Chinese Indonesian governor became an easy target for radical Islamic groups

The reality of the November 4 rally in Jakarta is much more complex than growing Islamic radicalism in Indonesia.
Akbar Maulana, an Indonesian high school student in Turkey, talks with his teacher. Akbar is the main character in the newly released documentary Jihad Selfie. Aswan

Jihad Selfie: listening to ‘the other side’ in documentary film

Why do boys decide to join Islamic State? A new documentary focusses on an Indonesian teenager who considers becoming a foreign fighter but takes another path. The film is now being screened to young people across the nation.
Indonesia should devise policies to deal with recidivism among ex-terror convicts and the spread of extremist messages online. Reuters/Darren Whiteside

To fight terrorism, Indonesia needs to move beyond security measures

Fighting terrorism purely through security measures will not be enough. Indonesia should devise policies to rehabilitate and monitor former convicted terrorists to prevent recidivism.
Jailed Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar recently declared his support for the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS). EPA/Adi Weda

Indonesian cleric’s support for ISIS increases the security threat

Behind bars in Indonesia’s version of Alcatraz, radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has declared his support for the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS). After taking over Iraq’s second-largest city Mosul…

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