Glimpses into the life of a Global Nomad – Part Seven
(A look into the life of Rafiq A. Tschannen – Associate Chief Editor, The Muslim Times) – back to Switzerland and on to Thailand – and into polygamy). My wife […]
Oldest Hajj pilgrim, 104, arrives from Indonesia
MOHAMMED RASOOLDEEN | Published — Thursday 17 August 2017 Baiq Mariah RIYADH: Baiq Mariah, a 104-year-old woman from Indonesia, arrived in Jeddah on the first leg of her Hajj pilgrimage. […]
Statue of Chinese god stokes tension in Muslim-majority Indonesia
Reuters International AUGUST 11, 2017 A crane is used to cover the statue of Guan Yu, a Chinese deity, with a cloth in Tuban, west of Indonesia’s second-biggest […]
Indonesia: Investigation Report Documents Plight of Ahmadiyya Muslims in Indonesia
Source: https://asiancorrespondent.com/2017/08/really-feel-afraid-indonesias-religious-pluralism-threat-report/#bV2aW5yD0LRZE6hk.97 | By Max Walden AHMADI and Shia Muslims, Christians and other religious minorities are being increasingly targeted by radical Muslims in Indonesia, according to an investigative report by a Christian NGO. Published on Tuesday, the report documents a trip in May by human rights non-profit Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) to Indonesia – the […]
Indonesia: Ahmadi Muslims report local administration over alleged discrimination, again
Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/07/25/ahmadis-report-local-administration-over-alleged-discrimination-again.html | Margareth S. Aritonang | The Jakarta Post Members of the Ahmadiyah sect in Manislor village in Kuningan, West Java, on Monday reported the local administration to the Indonesian Ombudsman and the Home Ministry’s Population and Civil Registration Agency (Dukcapil) for allegedly forcing Ahmadis in the village to abandon their faith. […]
Indonesia: Local administration still refuses to give electronic identification (e-ID) cards to Ahmadiyah Muslims
Source: Margareth S. Aritonang | The Jakarta Post Ahmadiyah followers from Manislor, Kuningan, in West Java have turned to the central government in Jakarta to get their electronic identification (e-ID) cards issued after years of being denied the cards. Fifteen members of the community went to the Home Ministry’s Population and […]
Indonesian religious ministry to propose tougher blasphemy laws
Islam is taken to mean Sunni Islam – in contrast to Shia, Ahmadi or other interpretations of the faith – leading to crackdowns against minority sects in recent years. Just last month during Ramadan, authorities in Depok, West Java shuttered an Ahmadi mosque to prevent adherents from worshipping there. Source: https://asiancorrespondent.com/2017/07/indonesian-religious-ministry-propose-tougher-blasphemy-laws/#uqmDGHUUTZh8E9MD.97 | By Max Walden […]
Hizbut group that seeks global caliphate
Source: Arab News: JAKARTA, Indonesia: The Indonesian government on Wednesday banned Hizbut Tahrir, an organization that wants to establish a global caliphate, under a new presidential decree criticized as draconian by rights groups. Hizbut’s legal status had been revoked to protect national unity, said Freddy Haris, a director-general at the […]
Highlighting Indonesian culture by revisiting the past, glimpsing the future
ART & CULTURE TUNGGUL WIRAJUDAA MEDIA PRACTITIONER FOR OVER 10 YEARS IN BOTH TV AND PRINT. Jakarta | Fri, July 7, 2017 | A female visitor marveling at one of T. Sutanto’s works. (JP/Tunggul Wirajuda) The figure sat atop the horse, both man and beast resplendent in their rich […]
Exclusive – Indonesia’s reputation as a model of moderate Islam intact: president
Reuters International JUL 3, 2017 – Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo gestures during an interview with Reuters in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 3, 2017. REUTERS/Beawiharta (reuters_tickers) By John Chalmers and Eveline Danubrata JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s president said on Monday his country remains a model of moderate Islam, countering critics who […]
Indonesia: Human Rights Organization Yayasan Satu Keadilan sues Depok Aministration over Ahmadiyya Persecution
Source: https://www.pressreader.com/indonesia/the-jakarta-post/20170623/281616715370218 NGO sues govt over Ahmadiyah persecution The Jakarta Post 23 Jun 2017 Human rights organization Yayasan Satu Keadilan (YSK) has filed a citizen lawsuit against the Depok administration in West Java and the central government over the sealing of an Ahmadiyah mosque. The group filed the lawsuit with the Central […]
Indonesia: Ahmadiyah Mosque in Depok Attacked before Eid al-Fitr
Source: https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2017/06/25/057887277/Ahmadiyah-Mosque-in-Depok-Attacked-before-Eid-al-Fitr TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – A group of unidentified people attacked an Ahmadiyya mosque in Sawangan, Depok at 0:30 am yesterday, June 24. “There were several perpetrators…” said Asep Komarudin, a member of Civil Right Defender via short message yesterday. Asep explained that the attack began at 0:30 am when unidentified […]
New Ahmadiyya Mosque in Indonesia
As we all know the bad news reaches the media much easier than the good news. Recently we have read about an Ahmadiyya Mosque in Indonesia being sealed by authorities […]
Indonesian Ahmadiyya Muslim members say they’re denied state IDs over their beliefs
Source : RNS JAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) Members of an Indonesian Islamic sect have issued a complaint that their human rights were breached by a local government refusing to issue them state ID cards unless they renounce their belief, a rights group said. The Ahmadiyah identify themselves as Muslims but believe another […]
Indonesia: Ahmadis question Depok administration’s decision to seal mosque
Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/06/05/ahmadis-question-depok-administrations-decision-to-seal-mosque.html The Indonesian Ahmadiyah Congregation (JAI) questioned on Monday the decision of the Depok city administration in West Java forbidding Ahmadis from using a mosque that belongs to one of the congregation members for worship. Depok Mayor Mohammad Idris and many police and Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) officers reportedly […]
Indonesia: Ahmadis expect dialogue with President Jokowi
Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/06/07/ahmadis-expect-dialogue-with-jokowi.html Followers of the Ahmadiyah religious sect are hoping to meet with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to tell the country’s leader to revoke the 2008 joint ministerial decree on Ahmadiyah, which prohibits members of the faith from propagating their teachings. Ahmadiyah spokesman Yendra Budiana said perpetrators of almost all cases of persecution […]
Indonesia: Depok Ahmadiyya Community Confesses of Being Persecuted by Mayor
Source: http://www.en.netralnews.com/news/currentnews/read/6722/depok.ahmadiyya.community.confesses.of.being.persecuted.by.depok.mayor DEPOK, NETRALNEWS.COM – Depok Ahmadiyya Community associated in the Indonesia Ahmadiyya Community (JAI) will take legal action related to the forced closure of Depok Al-Hidayah Mosque which takes place on Saturday to Sunday, June 3-4, in the morning. Secretary of External Relations of JAI Kandali Achmad Lubis stated that […]
Indonesia: “Ahmadiyya Can Perform Their Belief But Can’t Spread It”, says Religious Affairs Minister Saifuddin
Source: https://en.brilio.net/news/ahmadiyah-congregation-is-prohibited-to-spread-the-teachings-1706074.html# Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin said in an interview that Ahmadiyya congregation is forbidden to spread their religion. “Regarding Ahmadiyya, (what we) prohibit is the spread of its religious teachings,” Lukman said on Monday. However, he does not prohibit the congregation to pray and worship based on their belief. “Ahmadiyya congregation’s […]
Is Indonesian Islam too big to fail?
Source: Jakarta Post The above question is addressed to those who still believe in the strength of Indonesian Islam post-Jakarta gubernatorial election and the verdict of two years’ imprisonment handed down to Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, the outgoing Jakarta governor. Indonesian Islam refers to Islam that is progressive, moderate and […]
Indonesian Ahmadis up in arms over mosque closure
Decision by West Java authorities seen as another example of persecution minority Muslim group Authorities seal a mosque belonging to Ahmadiyya Muslims in Parakansalak in West Java in this July 26, 2016 file photo. Sect members have spoken out against the closure of another mosque in nearby Sawangan during Ramadan. (Photo courtesy of […]