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Persatuan Islam (abbreviated PERSIS or Islamic Union) is an Islamic organization in Indonesia founded on 12 September 1923 in Bandung by a group of Muslims who are interested in education and religious activities. PERSIS is important because it has attempted to define for Indonesian society just what it is that constitutes Islam, the basic principles of that religion are, and constitutes proper religious behavior for Muslims.