The challenge of countering Indonesia’s Islamic Defenders Front 

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In Indonesia, a group called the Islamic Defenders Front is waging a vigilante campaign against anyone its members deem impure. Many Indonesians think the group is over the top. But it’s also proving to be a resilient force, even defying a government ban. The World’s Patrick Winn reports.

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