Source: BBC Female Islamic clerics in Indonesia have issued an unprecedented fatwa against child marriage. The fatwa, which is not legally binding but will be influential, was issued after a three-day congress of female clerics in the country. The clerics urged the government to raise the minimum legal age for […]
Source: The Guardian Kate Lamb in Jakarta Indonesian prosecutors call for two years’ probation for Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, instead of maximum five-year prison term Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as Ahok, […]
Source: BBC A former minister has won the race for Jakarta governor after a divisive campaign that has tested Indonesia’s multi-faith society. As BBC Indonesian’s Rebecca Henschke in Jakarta reports, […]
Source: Reuters By Roberta Rampton | JAKARTA U.S. Vice President Mike Pence toured Southeast Asia’s largest mosque on Thursday during a visit to Indonesia, calling the Muslim-majority nation’s tradition of […]
Source: Reuters By Tom Allard and Gayatri Suroyo | JAKARTA Jakarta voters head to the polls on Wednesday to elect a governor for Indonesia’s teeming capital after a campaign that […]
Source: CNN Indonesia’s capital is on edge one day before a vote that has become a test of tolerance in the world’s most populous majority-Muslim nation.The incumbent governor of Jakarta, Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, an ethnic Chinese Christian, is facing a challenge by a Muslim former government minister backed by […]
Reuters International APR 13, 2017 – FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrives for the swearing-in ceremony of Judge Neil Gorsuch as an Associate Supreme Court Justice in the […]
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 […]