ABC News: 16 Mosques in Indonesia Actively Spreading ISIS Ideology

Themoderatemuslims.blogspot.co.id - In the ABC news report, the Australian-based media mentions; There are at least 16 mosques in Indonesia claimed to actively support terrorist gangs of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). They were tasked with educating ISIS candidates ideologically before being sent to Syria.

In an article on its online page, Monday (7/31/2017), the claim was based on research on behalf of the Indonesian government against 41 mosques spread across 16 Provinces.

Again the Australian media preceded. Through undercover investigations, at least 16 mosques, according to their total ISIS network support. The sixteen mosques are spread over 7 Provinces.

Executive Director of the Center for Radicalism and Deradicalisation Studies Adhe Bhakti interviewed by ABC said boarding schools and readers of the Qur'an were also used for ISIS propaganda.

"We found a variety of different forms and functions of the mosque. Some of which are used for ideological propaganda, where ISIS consolidates, "he said.

In fact, Adhe said, there are also mosque officials to be travel agents for people who want to go to Syria. Adhe said, he and his team had disguised and followed the activities majlis taklim in mosques for several months.

"Even the mosque administrator (marbot) acts as a travel agent for those who want to go to Syria. They even raise funds for those who do not have the funds to go there, so they can go to Syria, ", he said.

He made sure, still remember and document a number of discussions and sermons in the mosque that support ISIS. "We are members of the Qur'an reading group. We follow their activities. We also conducted interviews with the congregation. So, we get information in various ways, "he said. (ISNU)

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