Bali to shush social media for Day of Silence
Source: Associated Press BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Bali’s annual Day of Silence is so sacred that even reaching for a smartphone to send a tweet or upload a selfie to […]
Muslim Cyber Army: a ‘fake news’ operation designed to derail Indonesia’s leader
Source: The Guardian BY Kate Lamb in Jakarta Police in Indonesia make arrests as Guardian investigation reveals fake Twitter accounts and violent propaganda A screengrab from the Muslim Cyber Army Facebook […]
Muslim Cyber Army: a ‘fake news’ operation designed to derail Indonesia’s leader
Police in Indonesia make arrests as Guardian investigation reveals fake Twitter accounts and violent propaganda Kate Lamb in Jakarta Tue 13 Mar 2018 A screengrab from the Muslim Cyber Army […]
Indonesian Islamic university bans burqas on campus
Reuters International This content was published on March 7, 2018 A woman wearing a full-face veil shops for clothes in a traditional textile market in Jakarta, Indonesia March 7, […]
Indonesian Christians Flogged in Rare Shariah Punishment for Non-Muslims
Source: Wall Street Journal By Ben Otto and Anita Rachman Updated Feb. 28, 2018 12:51 p.m. ET JAKARTA—Two Indonesian Christians were publicly whipped for gambling, a rare case of non-Muslims being punished […]
Indonesia to Help Address Refugee Crisis in Lebanon
By : Sheany | on 5:40 PM February 27, 2018 Jakarta. Indonesia will seek ways to help address the overflow of Syrian refugees into Lebanon, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said on Monday (26/02). “We will see how far we can participate and contribute to help address the […]
Indonesia to Share Peacebuilding Experience at Kabul Process Meeting
By : Sheany | on February 27, 2018 Jakarta. Vice President Jusuf Kalla is set to attend the Kabul Process meeting in the Afghan capital as a […]
This is what the Quran actually says about blasphemy
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 […]
Jakarta’s Christian ex-governor challenges blasphemy conviction
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 […]
Jakarta’s Christian ex-governor challenges blasphemy conviction
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 […]
Indonesia: Mataram city government preparing rental houses for Ahmadiyah refugees
“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 […]
UN rights chief: Intolerance making inroads in Indonesia
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 […]
U.N. rights chief slams Indonesia proposal to outlaw gay, extramarital sex
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 […]
Judge temporarily halts deportation of Indonesian Christians
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 […]
Morality push may outlaw sex outside marriage in Indonesia
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 […]
Indonesia’s conservative Aceh orders headscarves for Muslim flight attendants
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 […]
Draft proposals in Indonesian parliament aim to ban extramarital sex
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, […]
Indonesia hard-line Muslims protest ban on Facebook accounts
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 […]
Indonesia to add hundreds of counter-terrorism police to monitor IS
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 […]
Indonesian police warn Islamists against raids in search of Santa hats
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 […]