Foreword

This seventh edition of Muslim Politics Review consists of diverse authors and topics. By nationality, the authors are two Filipinos, two Indonesians, one Bangladeshi author, and one author is Australian. We are pleased with this diversity because it enriches the perspectives being delivered to readers by the journal. The topics covered in this issue are also varied: three articles discuss majority-minority relations and how the state and community manage them; one is about the Republic of the Philippines’ foreign policy on Palestine and Israel; and another article is about the relationship between the state and a community organization in Indonesia. The final article is about the projection of Indonesia as a middle-power state. These diverse topics broaden readers’ intellectual horizons, as well as geographical ones.