The Islamic Defenders Front (Indonesian: Front Pembela Islam/FPI) is an Islamic fundamentalist group in Indonesia, notorious for hate crimes and terrorism in the defense of Islam.
There have been calls by Indonesians, including from moderate Muslims, for the group to be banned.
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