The forgotten Ahmadiyah women
Source: Indonesian-Ahmadiyya Studies, originally published in the The Jakarta Post, Winy Trianita, Watching violence against Ahmadiyah on TV (again!) has encouraged me to present another side of the Ahmadiyah which […]
Ahmadiyah: Indonesia and Myanmar should learn from Vietnam
The Jakarta Post: The persecution and harassment of the Ahmadiyah and other religious minorities in Indonesia have not yet been addressed and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has put this problem […]
Protecting all members of our human family?
Source: Jakarta Post Insight: Protecting all members of our human family By: Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General, New York | Insight I am a great champion of the power of […]
Abortion Customers
83% of Customers to Abortion Clinics in Indonesia are Married: Study The Jakarta Globe: Married women make up the majority of customers to abortion clinics in Indonesia, according to the […]
Halal Controversy in Indonesia
Less Than 1% of Bakso in Indonesia is Halal Certified since obtaining the certificalte is not mandatory The Jakarta Globe: From more than 50,000 bakso vendors in Indonesia, less than […]
New-wave economies going for growth
Guardian: They are big. They have young and growing populations. They have invested in infrastructure and education. And they are growing at the sort of rates that make them the […]
Human Rights Risk Atlas 2013: Maplecroft Releases Annual Ranking Of Countries At Risk Of Human Rights Violations (PHOTOS)
THE HUFFINGTON POST – by Sara Gates Risk analysis company Maplecroft released its Human Rights Risk Atlas 2013 Thursday, revealing a definitive rise in human rights violations around the world. [SCROLL DOWN TO SEE SLIDESHOW OF COUNTRIES WITH EXTREME HUMAN RIGHTS RISK] The sixth annual report, which ranked 197 countries […]
Indonesia: Religious ministry rejects wedding services for Ahmadi citizens
—– If Ahmadiyya community members want wedding services, they must be converted to Islam. If they insist they don’t want to convert to Islam, a marriage registration service will not […]
Jakarta outshines Singapore
Tassia Sipahutar, The Jakarta Post Jakarta ranks first on the most preferred destinations list for real estate investment, according to the “Emerging Trends in Real Estate: Asia Pacific 2013” survey […]
Overweight Indonesian police officers ordered to take exercise classes
Guardian, UK: Any officer in Jakarta weighing over 100kg (15 stones) must follow the twice-weekly weight-loss programme Overweight police in Indonesia’s capital have been ordered to exercise, exchanging their uniforms […]
Wahhabi war waged on Indonesia’s Shi’ites
Source: Asia Times: By Rossie Indira and Andre Vltchek Indonesia’s Shi’ite minority is under heavy attack. Men, women, and children have been assaulted, schools damaged, and villages burned to the ground. Many have been killed. It is becoming increasingly clear that Saudi Arabia’s intolerant brand of Wahhabi Sunni Islam – […]
Indonesia: 10th Largest Economy By 2025?
By Anthony Harrington When you are the world’s fourth most populous country, with over 238 million citizens, it makes sense to think in terms of lifting your game and moving […]
Indonesian President SBY sits on the 9th of 500 most influential Muslims
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sits on number nine in the list of 500 most influential Muslims in the world made by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies […]
Desperate Women At Risk of Exploitation
Source: Jakarta Globe Indonesia is increasingly seen as a lucrative new market for international drug cartels and smugglers. This is no surprise given that the illicit drug trade in the country is now worth more than $4 billion annually. According to the National Narcotics Agency, there are between 3.8 million […]
Most Important Country We Know the Least
In many respects, Indonesia is the “giant” of Asean. It is the largest archipelago in the world with over 17,000 islands and the fourth largest population with 248.6 million people. […]
Muslim fashions light up Jakarta Fashion Week
Some fans of the sector say Indonesia could reach its goal of becoming fashion king of the Muslim world well before the government-set goal of 2020. By Cempaka Kaulika for […]
130 Religious Freedom Violations in Six Months- Mostly against Ahmadiyyah
The Jakarta Globe: …………………………….. Persecution of Ahmadis: Data from the Jakarta-based NGO Setara Institute calculated nearly 130 violations of religious freedom nationwide from January to June 2012. Most happened in […]
Indonesian Ahmadiyah Under Attack
Written by KBR68H Recently an Ahmadi couple were denied permission to get married by the Religious Affairs Office in Indonesia’s West Java province, unless they agreed to convert to mainstream Islam. And last week, a blood donor event held by a group of Ahmadiyah in the same province was stopped […]
Indonesia: Tale of Ahmadi Refugees Wins Literary Award
Jakarta Globe | December 01, 2012 A novel that tells the story of Ahmadis being thrown out of their homes and forced to move to refugee camps has won Indonesia’s […]
Pic: Tenongan Procession
Culture vs Religion vs Tradition Hundreds of villagers carry tenong (containers) with variety of food in the Somakaton village in Banyumas, Central Java, in Indonesia. Villagers make offerings, as […]