Jakarta Globe: Women in Indonesia have come a long way since Raden Ajeng Kartini first fought for their emancipation. And as the nation celebrates the birth of this remarkable woman, it is a good time to take stock of just how far we have come. Just over 100 years ago, […]
The Jakarta Post Ahmadiyah followers in a number of places in West Java are on alert after a rumor circulated claiming that the same group that attacked an Ahmadiyah mosque in Singaparna, Tasikmalaya, West Java, on Friday would launch attacks on Ahmadi property in other areas in the province. The […]
Bagus BT Saragih, The Jakarta Post, While sharia bylaws are intended to maintain order in society, their day-to-day implementation is not effective, and in some regions, they frequently trigger social conflict. Wahid Institute executive director Ahmad Suaedy said that even for Muslims, the bylaws could create problems, because not every […]
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali has played down the suggestion that regional sharia-based bylaws have the potential to trigger social conflicts despite the fact that Indonesia is a multicultural country. The regional autonomy system, which was first introduced 1999, entitles local administrations the right to issuing […]
The Jakarta Post, Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali is telling Ahmadiyah followers to obey the law despite the fact that it was them and their properties that were under attack on Friday morning. “There might have been something wrong in the region. We must to promote discussion to settle this […]
Hundreds of people attacked an Ahmadiyah mosque in Babakan Sindang village, Tasikmalaya, West Java, prior to a Friday prayer, showing further evidence of attacks against minorities in the country. According to Ahmadiyah follower Enda Juanda, initially there were dozens of people gathering around the mosque at around 9 a.m., with […]
The Jakarta Globe: AN eight-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked more than a pack a day from age four has kicked the habit, a child-welfare commission said today. The boy, Ilham, […]
Rights group Amnesty International demanded on Wednesday that Indonesian authorities drop blasphemy charges against Tajul Muluk, a local Shiite leader displaced from his village in East Java’s Madura Island, who is […]
Sitting on the floor in a cramped room, they had to share the holy book with others. It, however, didn’t weaken their enthusiasm to learn. These children live with their families in a red-light area of Kebon Kacang in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta. Aini Kanita Sari, 10, was one of […]
Hidayat: Religion Can Solve Jakarta’s Problems While other gubernatorial candidates have been busy touting fixes for Jakarta’s transportation and urban planning woes, Hidayat Nur Wahid sees an opportunity to address the city’s underlying social problems through religion. The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) legislator’s vision is to improve interfaith relations by, […]
The Jakarta Globe: It’s not like Vera Makki didn’t have her hands full already. The 35-year-old works in public relations, is a lecturer at the University of Indonesia and, most important, is a wife and the mother of an 8-year-old daughter and a 5-year-old son. But Vera still found time […]
NZ keen to cash in on Indonesia boom Prime Minister John Key and Trade Minister Tim Groser are in the Indonesian capital A must-seize opportunity to cash in on Indonesia’s […]
Source: Jakarta Globe Author: Pramudya A Oktavinanda I wonder how many people are aware of this, but our Legislative Board (DPR) is currently in the process of drafting a law on […]
The Jakarta Globe: Frequently at Sahabat Anak (Child’s Friend), people ask us, “Who is a street child?” A street child lives a complex life and as someone once remarked to […]
the guardian Democracy and Islam can flourish together, David Cameron will declare on Thursday as he uses a landmark speech in Indonesia to tell the Muslim world that it can reject a “dead-end choice” between extremism and dictatorship. In one of his most significant speeches on Islam, the prime minister will say that the world can […]
Russian TV: A huge tsunami, triggered by a 9.0-magnitude quake, rolled onto Japan’s east coast in 2011. In 2004, tons of water crashed onto Indonesia following a 9.1 quake. But […]
The Jakarta Globe: Indonesia issued a tsunami warning Wednesday after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.5 hit waters off westernmost Aceh province. Said, an official at Indonesia’s Meteorology […]
The Jakarta Globe: Indonesian migrant workers are a step closer to securing legal recognition of their right to protection after the House of Representatives agreed in principle to ratify an international convention on the issue later this week. At a hearing between House Commission IX and officials from the Foreign […]
The Jakarta Globe: Sandwiched between the Indian and the Pacific oceans and home to more than 1,000 ethnic groups and 300 distinct languages, Indonesia looks different to each person who […]
Global Nation: RIYADH—Twenty-five Indonesian maids are on death row in Saudi Arabia and 22 others have been pardoned and sent home, local media reported on Friday, adding that Jakarta will […]