The MUI, which consists of a range of Muslim groups but is dominated by conservatives, banned liberal religious thought, pluralism and secularism, among other things, at a congress late last month.
Liberals have criticized the government for failing to act on the perpetrators of the attacks on the Ahmadiyah sect. The government's failure to take a strong public stand on the issue has allowed local authorities and officials to fill the vacuum.
The large protest at Ahmadiyah that ousted the group and wreaked widespread damage on their compound was the third in a week.
After failing to mobilize much support in the first protests, conservatives returned with a letter signed and stamped by local officials declaring their compound closed for activities against Islam.
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