Further research activities on this portal have been suspended due to
shifting priorities within HPCR. Since the current database contains
valuable information for practitioners, HPCR intends to keep this portal
available in its current state.
Religion plays an essential role in the violent conflicts that plague Indonesia today. These conflicts include an
inter-religious clash between Christians and Muslims, centered in Maluku; and intra-religious clashes between opposing
Muslim groups. Wahid was a moderate Muslim cleric, and as such was seen as a compromise candidate. The new President, Megawati Sukarnoputri, is secular, but her Vice President is the Muslim leader Hamzah Haz.
