Indonesia

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 […]

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 […]

Indonesia: Govt Studying Ahmadiyya Mosque Closure in Depok

Source: http://en.metrotvnews.com/national-en/1bV6AD2b-govt-studying-ahmadiyya-mosque-closure-in-depok Metrotvnews.com, Jakarta: The Religious Affairs Ministry is still studying the Ahmadiyya mosque closure by the Depok municipality administration. “I cannot give any statement yet,” Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin said on Monday. The Al-Hidayah mosque which is owned by the Indonesia Ahmadiyya Community (JAI) was sealed by the […]

The countries that cane their convicts

Source: BBC Two men are due to be caned in public after they were caught in bed together in Aceh, Indonesia. The men will each receive 85 lashes in public, as punishment under the strict Islamic laws used in Aceh. It is the only Indonesian province where Sharia is in […]