Last August, I was invited to Indonesia by my friends the Pusat Kajian Islam dan Pluralisme (Islamic Research and Pluralism Centre) in Jakarta to speak on the topic of progressive Islam and the future of the Islamisation movement in the Malay archipelago.

After making several speeches on the same topic, the same question arose repeatedly: What is 'progressive Islam' and what is likely to happen to the progressive Islamisation movement in this region?

This article is a compilation of the speeches I delivered. I hope it will answer several questions and doubts which have arisen.

At this time, leaders, members and followers of the worldwide Islamisation movement are most fearful and worried about the terms 'radical' and 'radicalism'. Almost all Muslim leaders raced to obtain the 'moderate Muslim' label, which is described as cultured, peace-loving and passive (read: Someone western powers are comfortable with and compliant with the wishes and agenda of Washington DC).