Low Testosterone and Heart Disease Linked—
But What’s Really Causing Them? • After age 30, a man’s testosterone levels begin to decline, and continue to do so as he ages, leading to symptoms • According […]
More than 114,500 Indonesians arrive in Holy Land
Medina (ANTARA News) – Some 114,508 or about 74.33 percent of the Indonesian hajj quota of 154,053 pilgrims for this year`s pilgrimage season have arrived in the Holy Land, according […]
Hatemongering Spreads Across Java – Ahmadis Intimidated Again!
Source: rossrightangle.wordpress.com A mob of FPI thugs descending on the peaceful Ahmadi minority in Sukatali village, in Sumedang, West Java, last Sunday. I had as usual checked the search engine to see […]
Free ride home for Indonesian illegals
JEDDAH: IRFAN MOHAMMED Indonesia has begun transporting illegals on empty, Haj-chartered flights returning to Indonesia. The Indonesian government has formally decided to use empty returning Haj flights to transport for free passengers who obtained exit clearance from local authorities under the legalization scheme, which ends on Nov. 3. A Garuda […]
FPI Forces Ahmadiyah Mosque to Close in West Java
By Camelia Pasandaran on The Jakarta Globe: Hard-line Islamists shuttered an Ahmadiyah mosque after reportedly threatening to burn it down on Sunday in the latest example of religious intolerance to plague West Java. The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) sealed a mosque in Sukatali village, in Sumedang, earlier this week after […]
Indonesia- a new breed of politicians with clean hands
In Indonesia a new breed of politician is on the rise. The Wall Street Journal: Fifteen years after the overthrow of strongman Suharto, and less than a year before the […]
Asia-Pacific (APEC) Summit starts in Bali Indonesia
Nusa Dua, Indonesia – Asia-Pacific leaders convened on Monday for a summit in Indonesia aimed at advancing trade and investment liberalisation amid a regional economic slowdown. ……… The leaders from […]
50 Amazing Mosques From Around The World (PHOTOS)
The Huffington Post: Many of these incredible houses of worship defy typical expectations about what a mosque looks like. Nontraditional minarets and experimental domes add variety, and showcase the massive […]
Indonesia’s last synagogue razed
Currently, about 20 Jews are estimated to be living in Indonesia. Haaretz: Indonesia’s last remaining synagogue has been destroyed, a Dutch news site reported last week. ……….. Situated in in […]
Chief justice arrested for bribery charges
The Jakarta Post: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has announced the arrest of Constitutional Court (MK) Chief Justice Akil Mochtar, a Golkar Party politician named Chairunissa, Gunung Mas Regent Hambit […]
Chinese President Visits Indonesia
ABC News: The leaders of China and Indonesia agreed Wednesday to improve cooperation in several areas, as Chinese President Xi Jinping began his first visit to Southeast Asia since taking […]
Khalifa of Islam on Ahmadiyya in Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia
by A. Abdul Aziz, Press Secretary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at – Sri Lanka. (Given below is an excerpt of the Friday Sermons of Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Supreme Head of the world-wide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Islam, delivered on 27th September 2013, at Ta Ha Mosque in Singapore gave a discourse […]
Why I Think Islamists Are Anti-Islam
by Dr. David Liepert The first Muslims, following after Muhammad, fought for a world where Islam was allowed, not imposed. The world they won was a world with religious liberty, […]
Shiite & Sunnis reconcile in Indonesia
Villagers settle religious differences as leaders dither The Sydney Morning Herald, By Michael Bachelard Indonesia Correspondent About 160 Indonesian villagers made refugees last year by a mob of their own […]
No faith in the system
The Hindu: by Pallavi Aiyar – Atheists in Indonesia, who have gained little acceptance in a deeply religious society, often find themselves on the wrong side of the law It’s late on a muggy Sunday afternoon in a dimly lit coffee shop in south Jakarta. Many among those sipping cappuccinos […]
Where is the ‘voice’?
The Jakarta Post: A popular quote says silence is golden. But, this quote is never a single truth. Silence oftentimes could backfire as with the case of violence. By being […]
A Note to the Muslims Who Attacked Christians in Peshawar
The Huffington Post: By: Craig Considine It is with disgust that I am writing this note on the Muslims who recently attacked two churches in Peshawar, Pakistan, where over 70 […]
Indonesia has long been celebrated for its pluralism but…..
‘Intolerance in Indonesia is becoming mainstream’ Indonesia has long been celebrated for its pluralism, but there are signs that this may be about to change Source: Catholic Herald Earlier this summer, I spent a month travelling around Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation and third-largest democracy. It is a nation […]
Religious liberty threats pose ‘real danger’ in Indonesia, Burma
Source: catholicnewsagency.com Washington D.C., Sep 19, 2013 / 01:22 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The persecution of religious minorities in both Indonesia and Burma pose dangers not only to the two countries, but […]
75 Years of Ahmadiyah Indonesia
Seventy-eight years ago the Indonesian state has not been established. At that time the Dutch East Indies Indonesia covering an area are exactly the same as the current state of […]