Source: Independent BY Qasim Rashid Blasphemy laws began in Christian countries, and started appearing in Muslim majority countries after British imperialism. But if we go back to the Quran, we can see […]
Source: Reuters By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – Jakarta’s former governor, a Christian convicted of insulting Islam, sought a judicial review of his case on Monday, as several […]
Reuters International This content was published on February 26, 2018 A hard-line Muslim group member shouts slogans during a protest against former Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama in front of […]
“We hope Ahmadiyah members can accept one of the options handled by the government, because they have been evicted too long.” Source/Credit: Antara News By Nirkomala/Monalisa | February […]
Source: Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief says “strains of intolerance” once thought foreign to Indonesia are making inroads in the world’s most populous Muslim […]
Reuters International This content was published on February 7, 2018 U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein talks to reporters in Jakarta, Indonesia February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Beawiharta […]
Source: Associated Press By DAVID PORTER HIGHLAND PARK, N.J. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily halted deportation proceedings against Indonesian Christians who are in the U.S. illegally but are seeking to gain legal status, including a man honored for his work helping to rebuild more than 200 homes after […]
Source: Associated Press By STEPHEN WRIGHT JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Riding a tsunami of moral conservatism and anti-gay prejudice, Indonesia’s Islamic political parties appear on the cusp of a major […]
Source: Reuters BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) – Authorities in the Indonesian province of Aceh have ordered Muslim flight attendants to wear headscarves when flying into the ultra-conservative Islamic region, officials […]
Reuters International This content was published on January 29, 2018 Indonesian members of parliament listen to president Joko Widodo’s speech ahead of Independence day in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 16, […]
Source: Associated Press By NINIEK KAMINI JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Muslim hard-liners marched in Indonesia’s capital on Friday to protest Facebook’s blocking of accounts belonging to their group. About 200 […]
Reuters International This content was published on December 29, 2017 By Kanupriya Kapoor JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s counter-terrorist police force is to get 600 extra personnel next year to monitor Islamic State networks and head off so-called lone wolf attacks, the chief of police in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country […]
Reuters International This content was published on December 21, 2017 Mobile brigade policemen on motorbikes ride through the business district ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia, December 21, 2017. REUTERS/Beawiharta (reuters_tickers) JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police appealed on Thursday for tolerance and respect for […]
Source: Associated Press By NINIEK KARMINI JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Muslim clerics called for a boycott of American products Sunday in Indonesia’s largest protest against President Donald Trump’s recognition of […]
December 12, 2017 Endy Bayuni The late Soeharto has become something of a poster boy for leadership as the nation searches for a president who can effectively deliver the […]
Tuesday, 12 December 2017, 8:56 am Press Release: Asian Human Rights Commission Human Rights Merely Acknowledged, Not Yet Protected in Indonesia On the occasion of international human rights day, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) observes the major human rights issues of concern in Indonesia. Impunity and a fragile criminal […]
Reuters International This content was published on November 28, 2017 Primary school children play outside their classroom as Mount Sinabung, active since 2010, erupts in the […]
Mount Agung in Bali erupted again on Tuesday (21/11), spewing volcanic ash 700 meters into the sky. (Photo courtesy of the BNPB) By : Telly Nathalia | on 8:53 […]
By : Dames Alexander Sinaga | on 1:33 PM November 18, 2017 Category : News, Religion Bogor. At least 8,000 people attended the start of the 2017 Special […]
Worshippers in Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, are set to go green with a new initiative that aims to establish 1,000 eco-mosques by 2020. (Antara Photo/Rahmad) By : […]