Indonesia: Not cool to date
Saying no to dating is part of a growing ultraconservative social movement in Indonesia being spread through Instagram and WhatsApp. \u201cWhen I look at couples, I see my old self, how I used to be affectionate in public, holding hands, hugging,\u201d says 23-year-old Yati, \u201cand now I think that\u2019s disgusting.\u201d When Yati broke up with her ex, she didn\u2019t just swear off dating; she joined Indonesia\u2019s anti-dating movement - Indonesia Without Dating. Its leaders say dating is expensive, gets in the way of study, and - most importantly - is against religious teaching. For Assignment, Simon Maybin discovers it is part of a wider youth-led surge in conservative Islam in the world\u2019s most populous Muslim-majority country. Opponents see the phenomenon as a backwards step for women and a threat to Indonesia\u2019s religious pluralism.
Presenter: Simon Maybin \nProducer: Josephine Casserly\nEditor: Bridget Harney\nMusic at the end of the programme was Tubuhku Otoritasku by Tika and The Dissidents\n(Image: Yati at an \u201cIndonesia Without Dating\u201d demo. Copyright: Simon Maybin/BBC)