Jakarta Globe: Jakarta. Indonesia’s long tradition of peaceful coexistence among diverse religious and ethnic groups is starting to serve as a model for other countries struggling with the challenges of multiculturalism. Nearly 85 percent of Indonesia’s population of 250 million people are Muslims, but the country is notably tolerant of other […]
Source: Jakarta Globe Jakarta. Indonesia’s long tradition of peaceful coexistence among diverse religious and ethnic groups is starting to serve as a model for other countries struggling with the challenges of multiculturalism. Nearly 85 percent of Indonesia’s population of 250 million people are Muslims, but the country is notably tolerant of […]
Source: The Guardian Vincent Bevins in Badung, Indonesia Case could become the first time Aceh’s sharia law has been enforced against homosexuality The men each face up to 100 strokes […]
Source: Associated Press By NINIEK KARMINI JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Undeterred by the arrest of hard-line protest leaders, thousands of Muslims marched in Indonesia’s capital on Friday, calling for the […]
Reuters International MAR 31, 2017 JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police on Friday arrested five people for suspected treason linked to planned demonstrations by hardline Muslim groups demanding the removal of Jakarta’s Christian governor, city police spokesman Argo Yuwono told broadcaster TV One. Hardline Muslim group leader Muhammad Al Khaththath was […]
Reporting by Agustinus Beo Da Costa; Writing by Kanupriya Kapoor; Editing by Ed Davies and Nick Macfie JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian Muslims led by hardline groups plan to march to […]
Source: Associated Press By ACHMAD IBRAHIM and ALI KOTARUMALOS BEKASI, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police fired tear gas on Friday to disperse hard-line Muslims protesting against the construction of a […]
Source: The New York Times By JON EMONTMARCH 9, 2017 Photo Ahmad Mushaddeq, a self-proclaimed messiah, in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2008. He was imprisoned for blasphemy for the first time […]
Source: Reuters An Indonesian court has jailed three leaders of a group that Islamic clerics had called a deviant religious organization for up to five years for blasphemy, sparking condemnation […]
Reuters International MAR 3, 2017 – Indonesian soldiers are seen on armoured personnel carriers during a security briefing ahead of the arrival of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud and his entourage in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia March 3, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Nyoman Budhiana/ […]
AP, Reuters | Published — Wednesday 1 March 2017 Indonesian President Joko Widodo upon arrival at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia on Wednesday. (SPA Saudi King Salman steps out of his plane upon arrival at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) Saudi King Salman […]
THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE > PAKISTAN By News Desk Published: February 28, 2017 Saudi Arabia’s King Salman inspects an honour guard at the Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia February 26, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud kick-started his first official royal tour of Asia […]
Reuters International FEB 28, 2017 – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman attends a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony in Putrajaya, Malaysia February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su (reuters_tickers) JAKARTA (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman is expected to sign 10 agreements during his visit to Indonesia, with a focus on combating […]
Source: Reuters By Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Gayatri Suroyo | JAKARTA Indonesian police killed a militant on Monday after he detonated a small bomb in the city of Bandung […]
Sunday, Feb 26, 2017 Video 30°C Fachrul SidiqThe Jakarta Post | Sat, February 25, 2017 Public Order Agnecy (Satpol PP) personnel stay on guard in front of Al-Hidayah mosque on Jl Muchtar Raya in Sawangan, Depok, West Java, on Friday. The Depok administration sealed the mosque, which had been used […]
Reuters International FEB 21, 2017 – Former education minister and Jakarta governor candidate Anies Baswedan speaks during an interview at his home in Jakarta, Indonesia February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Fatima El-Kareem (reuters_tickers) By Eveline Danubrata JAKARTA (Reuters) – A former education minister in Muslim-majority Indonesia facing a run-off vote against […]
Source: LA Times After a tense campaign marred by religious protests and phone-tapping allegations made by a former president, Indonesia’s capital will have to wait two more months to learn who will run the city of 10 million people. Incumbent Gov. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as “Ahok,” will face a runoff […]
Guardian: Millions of Jakarta residents will go to the polls on Wednesday in a vote that is being seen as a “litmus test” of Indonesian Islam. In the capital of the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, the incumbent Jakarta governor Basuki Purnama Tjahaja, better known as Ahok, is battling to retain […]
Reuters International FEB 13, 2017 – Anies Baswedan gestures during an interview in Jakarta December 1, 2014. REUTERS/Pius Erlangga (reuters_tickers) By Kanupriya Kapoor and Fergus Jensen JAKARTA (Reuters) – A former Indonesian education minister backed by the main opposition party has quietly made gains in the race to become the […]
Source: Asia Review ‘Jakarta will be led by a Muslim leader who submits to the will of Allah’ Protesters pray at a rally against Jakarta incumbent governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama […]