Can Indonesia’s more moderate Ulema Council help stem a rise in Islamic extremism?

As the world’s most populous Muslim country gears up to vaccinate its population against Covid-19, its top Islamic clerical body is playing a key role in helping it achieve herd immunity from a virus that has already torn through its 34 provinces.The influential Indonesian Ulema Council, or MUI, in November issued a recommendation allowing the use of vaccines derived from human cells in emergency situations, even though these vaccines are traditionally banned under Islamic law. Last month, it…

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