Govt urged to disband Islamic Defenders Front (FPI)
Jakarta, NU Online The government should use a recently-passed law on mass organizations to disband the hard-line Islamic Defenders Front, known as the FPI, if it continues to conduct acts […]
Central Java Muslim clerics condemn FPI clashes with locals
Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Semarang | Mon, 07/22/2013 8:57 PM | Archipelago A group of Muslim clerics from various regions in Central Java have condemned a series of sweeps conducted by the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) in several regions, such as those in Sukorharjo and Kendal regencies last week that […]
Islam and China’s Hong Kong: Ethnic Identity, Muslim Networks and the New Silk Road
Source: The Asian Review of Books and Caixin Online It is a book review: Islam and China’s Hong Kong: Ethnic Identity, Muslim Networks and the New Silk Road (Routledge Contemporary China Series) […]
Ahmadiyya mosque Situradja Closed, Activities Discontinued
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Indonesia: Amend Law on Mass Organizations
New Law Restricts Rights to Association, Expression, and Religion Human Rights Watch: A new law in Indonesia places unnecessary and onerous restrictions on the activities of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), Human […]
Religious Conflict Not a Problem in ‘Tolerant’ Indonesia: Minister
The Jakarta Globe: Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Minister, in an apparent attempt to downplay the nation’s rising tide of religious intolerance, suggested that inter-faith strife is “human nature” before calling the […]
President Gus Dur’s Nine basic values of struggle
Yogyakarta, NU Online In addition to talking about democracy, the movie entitled “Under the Flag of Democracy” also describes nine basic values of struggle propagated by KH Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus […]
By the way… the devils are chained up
Source: thejakartapost.com The fasting month of Ramadhan has come. Prophet Muhammad said that “When Ramadhan comes, the gates of Paradise are opened, the gates of Hell are closed and the devils […]
A wrong turn: Is Indonesia on the path to radicalisation?
Source: Hindustan Times via Wasim Sr. Once known for its verdant beaches, Indonesia of late has acquired a radical hue. This shift came into stark focus recently when the organisers of Miss World pageant bowed down to pressure from Islamic hardliners and scrapped the bikini round from this year’s competition […]
Displaced Ahmadis face another blue Ramadhan
Panca Nugraha, The Jakarta Post: Seven years have past since 116 Ahmadis were forcefully evicted from their village in Ketapang, West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), but they will spend […]
Komnas HAM finds human rights violations in Ahmadi refugee case
Source: thejakartapost.com The National Commission of Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has detected strong indications of human rights violations behind the settlement of Ahmadi refugees in Wisma Transito in Mataram for the past seven years. Not only have the basic rights of the Ahmadis been systematically neglected, Komnas also deemed that the […]
Ahmadis consider this year’s Ramadhan another test of faith
The Jakarta Post: While almost everybody else is welcoming Ramadhan with happiness and smiles, for 116 Ahmadis who are now living at the Transito house in Mataram, this year’s Ramadhan […]
Religious Intolerance Down Slightly in Indonesia: Setara
The Jakarta Globe: Violence between Sunni and Shiite Muslims on East Java’s Madura Island and an attack on an Ahmadiyah community in West Java are among the 282 cases of […]
Police set to safeguard Ahmadiyah mosques
The Jakarta Post: The Bandung City Police have prepared its officers to safeguard four Ahmadiyah mosques in the city during the Ramadhan fasting month. “We do not want any vandalism […]
Bandung’s Next Mayor speaks on Ahmadiyah
Mayor Looks to a Creative Future In a recent interview Mayor was asked: Bandung is known for cases of intolerance where churches and Ahmadiyah mosques have been closed. What is […]
FPI wins battle for total booze bans
The Jakarta Post: The Supreme Court has accepted a judicial review filed by hard-line group the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) abolishing a presidential decree that prevented local administrations from prohibiting […]
Grassroots pioneers fight against intolerance
The Jakarta Post: Lusiman Senen is the kind of son any parents would boast about. He is the school’s soccer star and is also active in student organizations as well […]
“Anyone can enter PPP except Ahmadiyya” said Religious Minister RI.
Partai Persatuan Pembangunan (PPP) chief Suryadharma Ali said his party would like to embrace all Muslims in Indonesia. He mentioned that PPP is a great home for Muslims. He hoped […]
Ahmadi Children face difficulty in getting ID cards and birth certificates
Voice of Indonesia: Ahmadis still displaced in NTB face difficulty in obtaining identity cards and birth certificates for their children. Ahmadiyah members who had taken refuge in Dormitory Transito Mataram, […]
Police set to lift ban on hijab
Jakarta, NU Online: Bowing to pressure from Muslim groups, politicians and rights activists, the National Police is set to revoke an internal regulation that bans female officers from wearing the […]