Indonesian President Jokowi calls to safeguard pluralism from extremist threat

August 16, 2017 1:44 PM

JAKARTA (REUTERS) – Indonesia’s president said on Wednesday (Aug 16) that the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country needed to pull together to meet the threat of extremism and safeguard a constitution that enshrines religious freedom and diversity.

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