Indonesia’s largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) is slated to hold a leadership contest to pick its next chair in its upcoming national congress (Muktamar) in Jombang, East Java in late August.

As it marks its centennial in 2026, Indonesia’s largest Islamic organisation, Nahdlatul Ulama, has grown increasingly dependent on state patronage and entangled in politics.

Indonesia’s largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) is slated to hold a leadership contest to pick its next chair in its upcoming national congress (Muktamar) in…