Witch Hunt Starts Against the Christian Governor of Jakarta
Police finish Ahok probe as Dec. 2 rally looms Source: The Jakarta Post By Callistasia Anggun Wijaya and Agnes Anya Jakarta | Sat, November 26, 2016 | 07:49 am The […]
Indonesia: Moderate Islam at stake in Jakarta in Ahok’s blasphemy case
Ahok’s purported crime was to question the political motivations behind an edict by Islamic conservatives that the Koran forbids Muslims voting for non-Muslims. Times of Ahmad | News Watch | US Desk Source/Credit: The Australian By Amanda Hodge | November 19, 2016 As Jakarta’s Christian, ethnic Chinese governor fights for […]
Indonesian police arrest five after church attack
Source: Reuters Indonesian police on Monday arrested five people in connection with a suspected militant attack on a church that killed one infant and injured three. Police said they were […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims not part of anti-Ahok demonstration of Indonesia on Friday
Source: Jakarta Post Meanwhile, the Ahmadiyah community, an Islamic sect regarded as heretical by mainstream Muslims in Indonesia, said that they would not take part in Friday’s demonstration. Aryudi Prastowo, head of Ahmadiyah’s East Jakarta and Bukit Duri branch, said on Thursday that they would respect Ahok as the legitimate […]
Thousands rally in Jakarta over governor’s alleged blasphemy
Source: CNN By Euan McKirdy (CNN) Thousands of protesters waving flags are marching through Jakarta demanding the ouster of the city’s governor, who has been accused of blasphemy against Muslims. […]
The $100bn gold mine and the West Papuans who say they are counting the cost
Grasberg mine in the Indonesian province has been a source of untold wealth for its owners, but local communities say it has brought poverty and oppression The delta of West Papua’s Aikwa river, on Kamoro tribe land. Papuans claim tailing sediment from the mine has suffocated the fish and shrimp […]
Ahmadiyah leaders demand government protection
Bambang MuryantoThe Jakarta Post Yogyakarta | Mon, October 31, 2016 | Vandalism: Books are seen scattered through the ruins in a corner of Ahmadiyah congregation’s Al Kautsar Mosque following mass rioting on Sunday in Purworejo village, Kendal, Central Java. (Courtesy of Ahmadiyah congregation/File) Leaders of Ahmadiyah Muslim communities from Indonesia […]
Indonesian Islamic hardliners protest Christian governor
October 14, 2016 Indonesian protesters demonstrate against Jakarta’s Christian governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as “Ahok”, in Jakarta on October 14, 2016 (AFP Photo/Goh Chai Hin) More Thousands of Muslim hardliners protested in Jakarta Friday demanding the Indonesian capital’s Christian governor be executed for allegedly insulting Islam, as he faces […]
Tourists refuse to flee erupting volcano in order to take photos
Volcanic material from the eruption of Mount Barujari is seen from Bayan, Lombok Island, Indonesia. The volcano erupted without warning on Tuesday afternoon, delaying flights from airports on the islands of Lombok and Bali. Photo: AP This is the latest in reckless tourist behaviour which has caused several deathsw all […]
Indonesia: Minorities still fighting for places to worship
Indra BudiariThe Jakarta Post Jakarta | Sat, October 8 2016 Religious minorities are continuing to struggle to find appropriate places to worship in Jakarta even though the capital is seen as the most tolerant city in the country. Pressure from intolerant groups is ongoing and the city administration often finds […]
Defence ministers see emergence of Daesh-like entity in Southeast Asia
Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia to mount joint air patrols to guard against common threats Image Credit: AP U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, left, and Delfin N. Lorenzana, right, Republic of the Philippines, Secretary of National Defense pose for a group picture after the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) […]
Forest-burning is a sin, says Indonesian fatwa
Source: BBC Indonesia’s highest Islamic authority has said it is a sin for people to deliberately burn forests to clear the land for growing crops. Illegal slash-and-burn farming has devastated […]
A new crisis in the Muslim world: Is it too young?
Source: The Washington Post By Jon Emont JAKARTA, Indonesia — In early August, when leaders of several dozen Muslim countries gathered in Jakarta for an annual economic conference, some of […]
Jokowi’s Islamist challenge: curbing terrorism and religious intolerance
Source: The guardian By Dr Melissa Crouch, a senior lecturer at the University of New South Wales. She is the author of Law and Religion in Indonesia: Conflict and the […]
Indonesia: Ahmadi Muslims express care for others with blood donation
Ahmadi people express care for others with blood donation Forced out of their houses over religious differences, they have lived like refugees for years, but they are still willing to donate their blood to save the lives of others. On Friday, at least 80 members of the Ahmadiyah community donated […]
Displaced Ahmadis overcome despair to donate blood
Panca NugrahaThe Jakarta Post Mataram | Fri, August 26 2016 Blood for humanity: Displaced Ahmadis donate blood in the Wisma Transito shelter in Mataram, Lombok on Aug. 26. They hold regular blood donation three to four times a year to show they care for humanity despite being neglected by the […]
Insight – Indonesia’s most-wanted awakens new generation of jihadis
Reuters International AUG 26, 2016 – www.swissinfo.ch Police remove the body of a suicide bomber from the scene of an attack in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia on July 5, 2016 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Maulana Surya/via REUTERS/File photo (reuters_tickers) By Randy Fabi and Kanupriya Kapoor SOLO, […]
WikiLeaks ‘Saudi Cables’ reveal secret push to stop Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Indonesia
Source: kerrycollison.blogspot.in Thursday, August 18, 2016 WikiLeaks ‘Saudi Cables’ reveal secret push to stop Ahmadiyya in Indonesia The Saudi Cables include identification cards, visa requests and summaries of news media coverage of the kingdom. The most informative are diplomatic cables from Saudi embassies around the world to the foreign ministry, […]
Dubai, Turkey top halal fashion list
By Mariecar Jara-Puyod August 05, 2016 JAKARTA: Dubai and Turkey are the top spenders for top-of-the-line quality halal fashion which has huge opportunities to be considered haute couture. This observation […]
12th World Islamic Economic Forum in Jakarta set to Accelerate Women’s leadership in SMEs
July 30, 2016 JAKARTA, Indonesia, July 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — There has never been a better time for women in Islamic Economies to be entrepreneurs. There are more business opportunities and more openings in the employment market for women today. They are being recognised for their value in contributing to […]