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By Rafiq A. Tschannen on September 3, 2014 ( Leave a comment )

Travelblog: 3 things Indonesia can teach the Muslim world

Kevin Eckstrom http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/follow_button.1409790579.html#_=1409820654816&dnt=true&id=twitter-widget-1&lang=en&screen_name=kevineckstrom&show_count=false&show_screen_name=true&size=m | September 3, 2014 | 8 Comments (Travelblog is an occasional series of posts by RNS Editor-in-Chief Kevin Eckstrom, who’s on the road in Boston, Honolulu, Jakarta and Banda Aceh with the 2014 Senior Journalists Seminar, sponsored by the East-West Center in conjunction with the U.S. State Department) JAKARTA, […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on August 17, 2014 ( Leave a comment )

TURKEY AND INDONESIA AS MODELS OF DEMOCRATIC STATE FOR THE MUSLIM WORLD

by Hilmi Gashi Should the state remain neutral with regard to religious matters? Should Muslims have the right to religious freedom – including the right to disbelief? How significant are the Turkish and Indonesian models of secular democratic governance to the transitional states of the Muslim world and Middle East? […]

By A Q Farhat on August 8, 2014 ( 44 Comments )

Welcoming Baha’i: New official religion in Indonesia

The Jakarta Post: The Religious Affairs Ministry has added the Baha’i faith to the list of official Indonesian religions, which already comprises Islam, Christianity, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism. […]

By A Q Farhat on August 8, 2014 ( Leave a comment )

Indonesian Government Officially Bans ISIS

The Jakarta Post: The Indonesian government on Monday officially banned the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, saying the militant outfit should not be allowed to spread its teachings in […]

By Zia H Shah on July 26, 2014 ( Leave a comment )

Prophets & their Persecution… RELIGION DRIPS WITH BLOOD

The Truth Message – Part – 5.16: Prophets & their Persecution… RELIGION DRIPS WITH BLOOD Theoretically speaking Religion is a set of beliefs which includes spiritual knowledge, code of ethics and philosophy of life – all from the divine lord, so one would expect religion to enlightened man and civilize him, promote […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on July 26, 2014 ( Leave a comment )

Japanese employers learn to practice what Islam preaches

ATSUSHI TOMIYAMA, Nikkei staff writer A little past 3 p.m., the sparks stop flying at Sasakura Engineering’s factory outside of central Jakarta. Workers shuffle off the shop floor into an […]

By Zia H Shah on July 26, 2014

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on the World Wide Web

Source: ahmadiyya-islam.org | alislam.org ONLINE NETWORK Al Islam (International) Countries in Africa Mauritius (English) Tanzania (Swahili) Countries in Asia Bangladesh China India India (Gurmukhi, Punjabi) India (Malayalam) India (Tamil) Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Iran Pakistan Russia Saudi Arabia Turkey Uzbekistan Countries in Europe Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria France Germany Greece Iceland Italy […]

By A Q Farhat on July 25, 2014 ( 1 Comment )

My soul was thirsty till I found Islam

Source: Arab News By: DR. ABDUL KARIM GERMANUS Dr. Abdul Karim Germanus is a well-known Orientalist of Hungary and is a scholar of world repute. He visited India between the […]

By Hibatur Rehman on July 23, 2014 ( Leave a comment )

'Victory is for all Indonesia'

The son of a poor wood seller is set to become president of the world’s third-largest democracy. Indonesia’s Election Commission on July 22 declared victory for Jokowi Widodo over rival Prabowo Subianto following a nationwide vote on July 9. “This victory is a victory for all the people of Indonesia,” […]

By Zia H Shah on July 23, 2014 ( Leave a comment )

‘Victory is for all Indonesia’

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on July 21, 2014 ( Leave a comment )

Indonesia to declare winner of hotly contested presidential election

By Randy Fabi JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian election officials were expected on Tuesday to officially declare Jakarta Governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo the winner of a hotly contested presidential election in […]

By Hibatur Rehman on July 18, 2014 ( Leave a comment )

Giant wood-carved Koran

Many oversized Korans have been created in many parts of the world, but the largest Koran carved out of wood is to be found in Palembang, South Sumatra. Work on the wooden Koran, which is called Al-Quran Al-Akbar, was initiated in 2002 and completed in 2009 at a cost of […]

By A Q Farhat on July 12, 2014 ( 4 Comments )

Iran, Indonesia, Turkey, Kuwait Call for Immediate Halt in Israeli Attacks on Gazans

Fars News: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, in separate phone conversation with Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip […]

By A Q Farhat on July 11, 2014 ( 1 Comment )

92 Muslims are among the most influential scientific minds of 2014

By Abdul Rashid Agwan, MM News, Thomson Reuters, a UK-based multi-media corporation, has recently released its report ‘The Most Influential Scientific Minds 2014’, listing more than 3200 scientists who are […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on July 9, 2014 ( 1 Comment )

Minorities cheer Jokowi's Indonesia poll lead – Early indications show Jakarta governor edging to victory

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta Indonesia July 9, 2014 Jakarta governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo appears to be edging towards victory in Indonesia’s elections today following the release of quick count results by […]

By Zia H Shah on July 9, 2014 ( 1 Comment )

Minorities cheer Jokowi’s Indonesia poll lead – Early indications show Jakarta governor edging to victory

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on July 9, 2014 ( Leave a comment )

For Indonesia’s Constituency, the Presidential Election Is Trivialized Into a Piety Pageant

By Johannes Nugroho on 07:50 am Jun 02, 2014 The currently raging tight race between Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto for Indonesia’s presidency has regrettably degenerated into a smear campaign to establish better religious credentials by both sides. By setting one against the other as the better more pious Muslim, […]