Source: divineword.in “The problem is that tolerant people form the majority group which chooses to be silent,” said Father Ulahayanan Jakarta: A Catholic Church official in Indonesia has criticized the forced closure of a Muslim mosque belonging to the Ahmadiyya growing community, saying the move highlights a growing unwillingness by the […]
Source: rabwah.net An Ahmadiyya mosque in West Java was closed down by a Police Unit Tuesday morning. The Al-Furqan Mosque which is located in Parakansalak subregion of Sukabumi district was built in 1975 and has been used by the 200 strong Ahmadi community in the region since. Earlier, similar incidents have […]
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Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com The Ahmadiyah Indonesia Congregation (JAI) has called on the mass media to be balanced in its reporting of news related to minority groups in Indonesia. Leader (Amir Nasional) of Ahmadiyah Indonesia Abdul Basit said some media outlet usually did not provide the complete story behind cases involving minority groups […]
Jakarta | Tue, June 21 2016 The East Lombok Police criminal investigation division released eight Ahmadiyah followers from Bagik Manis village, East Lombok regency, West Nusa Tenggara, on Saturday after detaining them for four days for allegedly praying with non-Ahmadis. “They told us that there was a report from local […]
.The Jakarta Post Jakarta | Fri, May 27 2016 | 08:58 am Teuku Wisnu(./kapanlagi.com) Topics Celebrities Muslim Paper-Edition 14 Share this article share on facebook share on twitter share on google plus share on Linkedin share on whatsapp comment share on email share […]
23 May 2016 By Haeril Halim, Margareth S. Aritonang & Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post (Indonesia) JAKARTA/KENDAL, Indonesia (The Jakarta Post/ANN) – The attack on minority group Ahmadiyah has spread into Central Java as the authorities have failed to punish properly the attackers. For decades, some 100 followers […]
Muhammadiyah youth condemn attack on Ahmadi mosque thejakartapost.comThe Jakarta Post Jakarta | Tue, May 24 2016 | Books lie in tatters in a corner of Al Kautsar, an Ahmadi mosque in Purworejo village, Kendal, Central Java, following an attack early Monday.(Courtesy of Ahmadiyah congregation/.) The youth organization of […]
Source. The Economist. WHEN Sri Rumiati joined the police, she had to take a virginity test. It was uncomfortable and humiliating, she recalls. Not to mention unscientific and irrelevant to police work. Ms Rumiati, who is now a commissioner, has campaigned to have such tests for female recruits abolished. Officially […]
by Rabwah Times The Ahmadiyya Mosque located in the village of Gemuh in the Kendal Regency of Central Java was vandalized late Sunday night. Mosque Board has reported the incident to Gemuh sector’s Chief of Police, I Wayan Suprapto. The loss is estimated to be around 15,000 USD. However, there […]
Source: Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s vice president on Monday called on Islamic leaders to spread messages about a tolerant Islam to curb extremism that often springs from […]
Source: Associated Press By NINIEK KARMINI JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — China has asked Indonesia to extradite four Uighur men in exchange for returning a graft fugitive recently arrested in Shanghai, the top Indonesian security minister said Thursday. Coordinating Minister for Politics, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan said Indonesia will […]
Source: USA Today By Patrick Winn, GlobalPost For her crime, violating the tenets of a faith she does not observe, the courts offered two punishments. Option one: time in a grim jailhouse. Option two: nearly 30 lashes with a cane wielded by a anonymous man, hooded and clad in black robes, […]
ibtimes.co.uk A pop star in Indonesia has died after being bitten by a cobra during a stage performance. Irma Bule, 29, was singing at a gig in a village in Karawang, West Java on 3 April when the incident occurred. The popular singer was known for her unique genre of […]
By Mohammad Ghazal – Mar 14,2016 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Muslims can and need to do more to empower the moderate and counter the narrative of terrorists and radical groups, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said in an exclusive interview with The Jordan Times during her visit to […]
INDONESIA: Eighteen people were publicly caned Tuesday for breaking Islamic law in Indonesia’s Aceh province, including a young unmarried couple who were caught spending time alone together. A hooded man meted out lashings with a rattan cane on a stage next to the mosque in Banda Aceh, the capital of the […]
SAEED AL-KHOTANI Published — Wednesday 17 February 2016 ARABNEWS.COM RIYADH: The annual Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Competition for the Memorization of the Holy Qur’an and the […]
Source: Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Officials and clerics in the world’s most populous Muslim nation have banned young Indonesian Muslims from celebrating Valentine’s Day, arguing that the observance […]
Jakarta. International human rights advocacy group Human Rights Watch urged President Joko Widodo’s administration to lift a ban on the Ahmadiyah religious community placed by local authorities in Subang, West Java. http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/news/hrw-urges-govt-lift-ban-ahmadis-subang/ The New York-based watchdog said Subang district officials and Muslim clerics issued a letter that bans all Ahmadiyah activities […]
While government says all is well, prelates say more can be done An Ahmadiyya congregation in South Jakarta, Indonesia, hold a Friday prayer service in their small mosque. Local residents have previously targeted the community with threats and harassment. (Photo by Ryan Dagur) Ryan Dagur, Jakarta, Indonesia February 12, 2016 While […]