Indonesia’s Unique Dome Houses
Indonesia has built seventy unique dome houses for villagers who lost their homes to an earthquake in Indonesia’s ancient city of Yogyakarta. The monolithic domes can withstand earthquakes and winds […]
Indonesia celebrates independence day
Political parties, veterans observe Indonesia`s independence day Antara: Several political parties and a group of veterans held a commemoration ceremony for Indonesia`s 68th Independence Day, marking the exact moment of […]
Religious Intolerance ‘Cannot Be Justified’: President SBY
The Jakarta Globe: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sought on Friday to defend Indonesia against accusations that the republic was descending into greater religious intolerance. “It cannot be justified if an […]
SBY Invokes Tolerance as Independence Day Theme
By ID/Novy Lumanauw, SP/Carlos Paath & Lenny Tristia Tambun on 7:50 am August 16, 2013. JAKARTA GLOBE Just as the flow of Idul Fitri travelers is beginning to quiet down […]
Ahmadiyah Determined to Not Let Hard-liners Ruin Idul Fitri
By Camelia Pasandaran on 8:55 am August 12, 2013 JAKARTA GLOBE As millions of Muslims flocked to mosques across Indonesia on the morning of Idul Fitri last Thursday, a small […]
Religious Affairs Minister backs ‘Shia conversion’
The Jakarta Post: Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali has again come under fire for allegedly supporting the forced conversion of Shia followers to Sunni Islam in a reconciliation program the […]
Indonesia: Muslims celebrate Idul Fitri in different ways
The Jakarta Post: ………………….. Separately, in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Ahmadiyah followers celebrated Idul Fitri on Thursday in their displaced persons camp at Wisma Transito. This was the eighth […]
6,000 Ahmadiyah members in Wonosobo live a quite life
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Inter-religious friction is prone to occur in a number of areas in the country. In West Nusa Tenggara and Bogor, for example, a number of Ahmadis were […]
Wonosobo, Indonesia where religious harmony prevails
Breaking Fast with Ahmadis in Wonosobo, Indonesia TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – In the evening of Tuesday 29 July 2013. Azan voice was heard in the big mosque Al-Mubarok, The mosque is […]
Pictures: Ramadan in Ahmadiyah Shelter Lombok, Indonesia
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The fate of Ahmadis, displaced in their own country
Source BBC Indonesia: Google Translation: Until this time period there were about 30 Ahmadiyah families living in camps in Wisma Transito in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara. Since seven years ago, […]
Indonesian Chief of Army Staff to be questioned over harassment of Ahmadis in West Java
Source: rabwah.net Members of the House of Representatives Commission I overseeing defense will question Army chief of staff Gen. Moeldoko, the sole candidate to replace retiring Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Adm. […]
House to scrutinize Military commander Moeldoko over harassment of Ahmadis
The Jakarta Post: Members of the House of Representatives Commission I overseeing defense will question Army chief of staff Gen. Moeldoko, the sole candidate to replace retiring Indonesian Military (TNI) […]
Parties’ pandering hurts Shia, Ahmadiyah
The Jakarta Post, Political pragmatism by major political parties, that have long pandered to majority Sunni voters, has prevented the parties from protecting the rights of minority Muslim groups such […]
Indonesia: FPI Not a True Reflection of Islam
The Jakarta Globe: I’m pretty sure a vast majority of Indonesians would prefer the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) to be put to an end, even though the leaders of the […]
Children of minority groups struggle with abuse, upheaval
Jakarta Post: “I don’t want my friends to turn away from me when I tell them who I am,” said 13-year-old Ardan, not his real name, on Saturday during a story-telling event at the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) office in Central Jakarta. The boy, from an Ahmadi family, […]
Villagers Offer Gifts To Volcano
Villagers Offer Up Gifts To Volcano As Part Of Yadnya Kasada Festival Indonesia. Yadnya Kasada Festival is the main festival of the Tenggerese people and lasts about a month. On […]
Displaced NTB Ahmadis to get ID cards, but with no religious preference
The Jakarta Globe: After spending years living in Wisma Transito displacement camp without ID cards, dozens of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Ahmadis may finally be seeing the light at the […]
Two Ahmadi teachers and ten students transferred on demand of local resident in Cianjur regency
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Editorial: Thugs are not martyrs
What deterrence could we expect if 12 FPI supporters only received between three and six months in jail for butchering three Ahmadiyah followers in Banten in 2011, or a suspended FPI leader in Bekasi was sentenced to only five and a half months’ imprisonment for attacking a church minister and […]