Moderate Muslims need to speak up
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As many parts of the world face growing threats against religious tolerance from radical Muslims, the role of moderate Muslims is much needed, especially to counter […]
APEC Summit 2012: Chairmanship of APEC will be handed from Russia to Indonesia
Republika: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will hold a state visit to Mongolia and Russia on September 5-10. In Vladivostok, Russia, SBY will attend APEC Summit and deliver keynotes entitled APEC […]
Sampang solution? Will Indonesia’s Shiites share the fate of the Ahmadis?
Source: Editorial The Jakarta Post | Editorial Hundreds of Indonesians are on the brink of being driven permanently from their homes by fellow citizens, sharing the fate of thousands before […]
UNESCO Award of Excellence 2012 for traditional houses on Flores Island, Indonesia
Source: TN Global Travel News; Mbaru Niang, the traditional house in the village of Wae Rebo on the island of Flores, East Nusatenggara province of Indonesia has received UNESCO’s top […]
Shia community has the right to stay: Chief Justice Mahfud
The Jakarta Post, The Constitution guarantees all citizens the right to choose their place to live, therefore, the government has no right to force them to move to another location, […]
Australia rejects Papuan independence
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE ARABNEWS Sunday 2 September 2012 SYDNEY: Australia categorically rejected Papuan independence Sunday saying it could not lead to a viable nation and would “completely rupture” ties with Indonesia were Canberra to weigh in. Foreign Minister Bob Carr said public opinion in Australia was “in support of Indonesian […]
Rush of asylum-seekers before Australian crackdown
ROD MCGUIRK | AP ARABNEWS Friday 31 August 2012 CANBERRA: Australia calls it a “closing-down sale” for people smugglers: Asylum-seekers in rickety boats are reaching its shores in record numbers […]
Clerics giving Misleading Fatwa against Ahmadiyyah, Shiites should be arrested!
If you want consistent and consistently enforce the blasphemy laws, among others in Article 156a of the Criminal Code, then the scholars who gave fatwa to declare Shiite, Ahmadiyya, etc […]
Wow, Free public Wi-fi in Jakarta!
The Jakarta Globe: Starting on Saturday of this week, the Jakarta local government will provide free WiFi along some of the city’s main streets — from Jalan Sudirman to Thamrin […]
Indonesia’s Ahmadiyah Sect Fears Religious Violence
Source: Voice of America Report: Indonesian disapprove the violence against Ahmadiyyah sect by a margin of 85%but the attacks on minorities are on rise
The thinker: Sampang revisited (Indonesia: relations between Sunnis and Shiahs and Ahmadi-Muslims)
Yanto Soegiarto | August 29, 2012 JAKARTA GLOBE It is so sad to see Indonesia steadily becoming a pariah country. There are simply too many evils coupled with weak leadership which in turn produces prevalent cynicism and apathy in this country. The attack on the Shia community in Karanggayam village […]
Islam spread by the message of love and not by the sword
ARAB NEWS Friday 24 August 2012 IT is a common misconception with some non-Muslims that Islam would not have millions of followers all over the world, if it had not […]
Why Some Muslim Women Don’t Wear Hijab
Credit: Jakarta Globe. A cleric takes out two candies; unwraps one of them and throws them both onto the floor. He asks: “If you have to choose, which candy will you pick? Of course, you’ll take the wrapped one because it’s the clean one. In Islam, we protect our women […]
Misguided’ Sect Returns to ‘True’ Islam After Mob Attack in West Java: MUI
Credit: Jakarta Globe. Sukabumi, West Java. Indonesia’s highest clerical body says more than 100 followers of a minority Islamic sect in Sukabumi have apologized for their “misguided” religious practices, following the alleged killing of a mainstream Muslim cleric and the arrest of the sect’s leader. The Indonesian Council of Ulema […]
Indonesia probes town’s use of Islamic law
The government of Indonesia is investigating whether a town in West Java has violated national law by introducing Islamic law. The mayor of Tasikmalaya has been called to Jakarta to explain the content of a regulation that declares that women should cover their heads and people should live in an […]
Idul Fitri, trust and diversity
The Jakarta Post: The spirit of Idul Fitri encourages Muslims to renew their relationships with relatives. They are enthusiastic about visiting parents, siblings, friends and neighbors. Idul Fitri is believed to be a day when God Allah will erase all sins, as long as Muslims express repentance and ask for […]
Displaced Ahmadiyah Sect Celebrates a Somber Idul Fitri at Shelter
The Jakarta Globe: It was a solemn Idul Fitri for the 33 Ahmadiyah families who spent the holiday living at the Haj Transito dormitory in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara. The […]
ARAB NEWS – Islamic Solidarity Summit
Final Communiqué of Extraordinary Islamic Solidarity Summit Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah speaks during the OIC summit in Mecca. | | A A http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1345016233.html#_=1345175140851&count=horizontal&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F421129&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F421129&size=m&text=Final%20Communiqu%C3%A9%20of%20Extraordinary%20Islamic%20Solidarity%20Summit%20%7C%20ArabNews%3A&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F421129%23.UC2-YlM1NC8.twitter https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?bsv=pr&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F421129&size=medium&count=true&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com&hl=en-US&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DI5V0PLgEMWQ.en_US.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!YLz4zcRjznaA2Lb5GQ%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAItRSTOZFeBWoUW9R3WD-JeCrvEkHSfOUQ#id=I1_1345175140157&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com&rpctoken=970645997&_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F421129&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=100&action=like&font=arial&layout=button_count ARAB NEWS Friday 17 August 2012 Islamic solidarity Summit’s complete Final Communiqué The Summit was briefed on the reports and recommendations submitted to it […]
First Shiite Muslim to be convicted of blasphemy in Indonesia.
Unite Shiites and Sunnis in Indonesia The Jakarta Globe: One day in December last year, Shiite preacher Tajul Muluk had to be rescued by the police after a mob torched his house, his Islamic boarding school and mosque in a violent rampage in Sampang, East Java. He was not hurt. […]