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Assalamualaikum everyone!

         I guess the last day in March will end perfectly, but it seems most of us are feeling hampered by the situation. While I'm trying to make my self busy, my country turned out to be busy too. This morning, I saw the news and I didn't know how to react. Sympathy? Passionate? Or sad?

          I know exactly that religion issue is always be a crucial, holy, and very sensitive. Especially when we try to hook it with Politics. Both of politics and religion played an important role in running the state. No wonder if the state only walks straight for its desire without politics and religion, everything else is absolutely a distraction.

         My country, Indonesia is one of places where diversity is a possible thing to be realized through the presence of integrity, tolerance, trust, and will to protect each other. Hence, differences are not something to be feared, shunned, or made obvious. Otherwise, the difference must be something strengthening, and escalating our mindset.

         Whatever, now I'm talking about the demonstration that just happened today. About hundred Muslim people rallied their will to gather in Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta then walked with flocks to the President Palace. This incident actually not happened for the first time. It's like a continuation from 411 and 212 peace action in 2016. The demonstration was substantively led to Mr Ahok (Current Jakarta's governor) case, again. As we might already knew. He is a suspect for Islam blasphemy case, but he still served as a governor. The humiliation that he did over Al-maidah letter verse 51 in Al-qur'an was definitely wrong and it breaks every Muslim people's heart for sure. Hence, he got many disrespectful trait, mockery, and disappointment from some of Muslim society.

         However, what the people demand through this demontration was addressed to our President, Mr Jokowi. There were two things that the demonstrants asked. First is to humbly asked Mr Jokowi to ofiicially knock off his position as Jakarta governor. Then second is to fasten the process of Mr Ahok punishment. Honestly, it breaks my heart too watching some Muslim people held the demonstration (again) even perhaps they called it as a peace action. You know, it just feels fear, anxious, afraid of something bad that might happened, worried of making the problem even bigger and even create the rift among religious societies. 

Yet, they still did it. 

          In my point, it is better for those who followed demonstration to take another way. Serious-blowing-conversation through dialogs might be a better option for the people to spill out the demands and aspirations. And by seeing this recurring actions, Mr President also needs to make a decision by considering the people demand. If the people have to wait, explain why and give understanding. If Mr Ahok can't be punished, explain again why with clear elucidation. 

         Even personally, i know it might be hard to make Mr Ahok step down from his position because his another status as a suspect hasn't be a compelling reason unless the penalty from the court has been officially imposed. Yet, what I haven't understand yet is the rationality and its legal perspective on blasphemy case. If it's so wrong, then follow-up with an appropriate legal and punishment more sprightly and objectively. If it's not so wrong, explain. Because some people don't understand, what they know is only the fact that Mr Ahok has done something inappropriate that hurts most of Muslim's heart.
well, i hope this case can find its ending soon. I trust my country and its responsible government workers, so show us the best, give us the fairest solution that could calm people's heart.