More than a handshake: Decoding the Ba’asyir-Jokowi encounter
n Sept. 29, former Jamaah Islamiyah spiritual leader Abu Bakar Ba'asyir visited former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in Surakarta,...
Critics Question Legal Basis for Terror Convict Abu Bakar Ba'asyir's Release
Convicted terrorist Abu Bakar Ba'asyir is set for release from prison after receiving a pardon from President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.
The Emir: An Interview with Abu Bakar Ba’asyir, Alleged Leader of the Southeast Asian Jemaah Islamiyah Organization
This interview was conducted on August 13 and 15, 2005 from Cipinang Prison in Jakarta. Questions were formulated by Dr. Scott Atran and posed for him in...
Indonesia reviews release of radical cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir
Ba'asyir, 80, is considered the spiritual leader of banned group Jemaah Islamiah, which was blamed for the attack. Last week's decision by...
Indonesia’s Case Against Abu Bakar Bashir
On August 9, 2010, Abu Bakar Bashir, the head of Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid (JAT) and the alleged spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiya (JI),...
Indonesia to review release of Bali bombers' 'spiritual leader'
Indonesia's government has said it is reviewing a decision to release radical cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir following local and international...
Abu Bakar Ba'asyir: Radical cleric linked to Bali bombings freed
An image sent to BBC News Indonesia shows Ba'asyir (second from the right) in a vehicle with his family after being released early on Friday.
Trial of Indonesia’s Abu Bakr Ba’asyir a Test of Indonesia’s Counterterrorism Resolve
After being arrested in August 2010, the Indonesian cleric is now on trial, facing charges under Indonesia's Anti-Terror Law of 2002 for “...
An evening with Abu Bakar Ba’asyir
Ba'asyir's central message was that Muslims must follow a literalist interpretation of the Qur'an and Hadith if they are to enter heaven.
JI’s decision to disband is for real
Members of Densus 88, the special anti-terror unit of the National Police, stand guard outside the home of a suspected terrorist.
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Indonesian Islamist cleric widely reported as a leader of militant groups (linked historically to Jemaah Islamiyah) influential figure among extreme Islamist circles.