INDONESIA Individual Views of Commissioner Johnnie Moore I commend the efforts by President Jokowi to promote peaceful coexistence in Indonesian society and to preserve Indonesia’s historic (and threatened) wasatiyyah Islam. Our report refers to the Jokowi administration “favoring their preferred view of Islam.” There are many issues in Indonesia worthy of concern, but this is not one of them. I am glad that Jokowi is combating extremism by favoring a tolerant, Indonesian Islam and not allowing extremists to hijack the religious culture of the world’s most populated Muslim country. Religious freedom and human rights must never be used as a shield for extremists, whether it’s via Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-affiliated Shi’a extremists who threaten Bahrain or Lebanon or al-Qaeda-affiliated Sunni extremists who target Egypt or Indonesia. Religion certainly plays an outsized role in Indonesian society, but as long as it does, then the government should absolutely continue to empower and favor moderates. Thankfully, Indonesia has plenty of them as it has long been home to many of the world’s most admirable and credible Islamic scholars and leaders. 72 USCIRF | ANNUAL REPORT 2021