Indonesian police in September began investigating Feby Indirani , the author of the short story collection Memburu Muhammad (Hunting for Muhammad), for alleged blasphemy after an Islamist group allegedly intervened with the organizers of a literary festival at which Indirani was to appear.

Bogor Literary Week organized an event featuring Indirani that was scheduled for September 20 but cancelled it days after the Front Persaudaraan Islam (Islamic Brotherhood Front, FPI) threatened to disrupt the discussion.

In response to a Human Rights Watch query, an Islamic Brotherhood Front representative neither confirmed nor denied the organization’s role in the cancellation of the event, stating: “In principle, FPI respects every citizen's right to express opinions and carry out activities guaranteed by the constitution.…