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Pandemic alters Eid al-Adha animal sacrifice ritual in 2020

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Pandemic alters Eid al-Adha animal sacrifice ritual in 2020

  • 1st August 2020

Eid al-Adha, or the Day of Sacrifice, is one of the two major festivals apart from Eid al-Fitr for Indonesia, where ...

Hajj pilgrimage in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Hajj pilgrimage in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

  • 1st August 2020

On Wednesday (July 29), or 8 Dhu al-Hijjah 1441 Hijri, pilgrims congregated in Mina, Mecca, to perform the Tarwiyah ...

Message of Idul Adha to Indonesian Muslims amid COVID-19 pandemic

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Message of Idul Adha to Indonesian Muslims amid COVID-19 pandemic

  • 31st July 2020

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Muslims nationwide partook in the Idul Adha mass prayers on Friday morning despite ...

Implementing health protocols in wet markets remains challenging

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Implementing health protocols in wet markets remains challenging

  • 19th July 2020

  With Indonesia implementing the new normal, now being referred to as “adapting to new habits”, ...

Public transport adapts for new normal, continues alternate seating

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Public transport adapts for new normal, continues alternate seating

  • 19th July 2020

As the Indonesian government prepares to reopen the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the transportation sector ...

Places of worship adapt to new normal, strive for safety

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Places of worship adapt to new normal, strive for safety

  • 19th July 2020

  On July 4 this year, as the Hindu congregation in Jakarta celebrated Saraswati Day, Dewa Wiguna visited the ...

Restaurants in Jakarta reopen doors with caution

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Restaurants in Jakarta reopen doors with caution

  • 19th July 2020

A group of customers queues in front of a coffee shop's entrance in southern Jakarta as a waitress, wearing a ...