Surabaya attacks: Family of five bomb Indonesia police headquarters
A suicide bombing at a police headquarters in the Indonesian city of Surabaya on Monday was carried out by a family of five riding on two motorbikes, police say. […]
Suicide bombers strike 3 churches in Indonesia; at least 2 dead
Indonesian bomb squade examine the site following a suicide bomb outside a church in Surabaya on May 13, 2018. (AFP / JUNI KRISWANTO) AFP Reuters AP May 13, 2018 The […]
ASEAN Lawmakers Decry Indonesia’s ‘Rising Tide of Intolerance’
Regional Rights Group Warns of Religious Hatred, Vigilantism Imperiling Democracy Phelim Kine Deputy Director, Asia Division PhelimKine Expand Muslim protesters hold an anti-LGBT rally outside a mosque in the provincial […]
Jakarta court rejects attempt by Hizb ut-Tahrir to reverse its ban
Source: The Guardian BY Kate Lamb State court in Indonesian capital upholds decision last year to outlaw Islamic group Indonesian Muslims take part in a protest against a law that […]
Indonesian Government invites 50 ulemas to promote tolerant Islam
The government will bring 50 ulemas from various countries to attend a High Level Consultation of World Muslim Ulemas and Islamic Scholars in Bogor, West Java, which is scheduled to […]
Islamic stores dream of ‘Muslim economy’ glory
Sunday, Apr 29, 2018 Video 30°C Vela Andapita, Apriadi Gunawan and Gisela Swaragita The Jakarta Post Jakarta/Medan | Fri, April 27, 2018 Aside from 212 Mart, Sodaqo Mart is […]
The Quran Only Means What Our Wisdom and Intentions Dictate: A Progressive Understanding
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The former Christian governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, was sentenced to two years […]
Indonesian children marry despite outcry
Source: BBC News Two Indonesian children got married in Sulawesi this week, after a long battle to do so which drew nationwide attention and criticism. The 15-year-old boy and 14-year-old […]
‘A vigilante state’: Aceh’s citizens take sharia law into their own hands
Source: The Guardian BY Kate Lamb in Kayee Lee People have started raiding, arresting and shaming anyone accused of violating the Indonesia region’s militant moral laws A young couple is doused in […]
The Spread Of Islam To Southeast Asia
Islam From The Beginning To 1300 Date: 2002 The spread of Islam to various parts of coastal India set the stage for its further expansion to island Southeast Asia. As […]
Indonesia’s Ancient Beliefs Win in Court, but Devotees Still Feel Ostracized
Source: The New York Times By Joe Cochrane April 14, 2018 JAKARTA, Indonesia — Growing up on the Indonesian island of Java in the 1970s, Dewi Kanti practiced an ancient form […]
Indonesia’s Aceh to take caning indoors after backlash
Source: Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province will no longer allow canings for violations of Shariah law to be carried out in public, its governor said Thursday, apparently in response to international condemnation of the caning last year of two men for gay sex that […]
Fishermen rescue Rohingya Muslims at sea off Indonesia, with more arrivals expected
Reuters International This content was published on April 6, 2018 8:08 AMApr 6, 2018 – 08:08 BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesian fishermen rescued at least five Rohingya Muslims […]
Islamic groups report Indonesian politician for reciting ‘blasphemous’ poem
Source: Reuters By Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Kanupriya Kapoor JAKARTA (Reuters) – Hardline Islamic groups on Wednesday filed a blasphemy complaint against a daughter of Indonesia’s first president, accusing her of […]
Four detained in Indonesia’s Aceh for alleged gay sex, face 100 lashes
Source: Reuters BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) – Rights activists called on Tuesday for Indonesia’s Aceh province to release four people detained on suspicion of having homosexual sex, amid concerns over […]
Jakarta’s Governor, Backed by Islamic Conservatives, Sets Up Vice Showdown
Source: Wall Street Journal By Anita Rachman JAKARTA, Indonesia—Businesses are criticizing plans by Jakarta’s governor to close hotels and entertainment venues without warning as part of a vice crackdown, setting […]
In Indonesia, a shadowy campaign to stoke unrest as elections loom
Source: Reuters By Tom Allard, Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Kanupriya Kapoor BANDUNG, Indonesia (Reuters) – A spate of mysterious attacks on Islamic clerics, schools and mosques in Indonesia in recent weeks has […]
Ban on Face Veils at Indonesian University Lasted Just a Week
Source: The New York Times By JOE COCHRANE JAKARTA, Indonesia — When the head of a prominent Islamic university in Indonesia banned the face-concealing niqab headdress on campus this month, calling […]
Indonesia’s Aceh considers beheading as penalty for murder
Source: Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — The conservative Indonesian province of Aceh known for publicly caning gays, adulterers and gamblers is considering the introduction of beheading as a […]