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Indonesia can show that Islam religion of peace: American cleric

A cleric of the United States, Mohamad Bashar Arafat, has said that Indonesia can carry the message to the global ...

Egyptian Al Azhar to help promote moderate Islam in Indonesia

Indonesian President Joko Widodos (Jokowis) special envoy Alwi Shihab has urged Al Azhar scholars and educators in ...

President threatens to revoke citizenship of 16 Indonesians

President Joko Widodo has threatened to revoke the citizenship of 16 Indonesians who have been detained in Turkey. ...

Police release names of 16 Indonesians arrested in Turkey

Ten of the sixteen Indonesian nationals who have been detained in the city of Gaziantep, Turkey, are from East Java, ...

Islam in Indonesia must become world reference: VP Kalla

Islam in Indonesia must be able to become a role model and a reference for world civilization, stated Vice President ...

Muslim scholars condemn latest Charlie Hebdo prophet cartoon

A leading association of Muslim academics has criticised the decision by French weekly Charlie Hebdo to publish a new ...

Two lawmakers questioned over alleged hajj graft case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Monday had interrogated two lawmakers as witnesses in an alleged graft ...

The Jakarta Post`s cartoon hurts muslim sentiments: Cleric

Noted Muslim cleric Abdullah Gymnastiar, better known as AA Gym, has tweeted that the blasphemous cartoon published by ...

Prabowo visits Soeharto`s cemetery

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto on Sunday visited former president Soehartos cemetery in Karanganyar, Central ...

Turkey bans YouTube after Syria security talk leaked

Turkey banned YouTube on Thursday after the video-sharing website was used to spread damaging leaked audio files from ...

Erdogan says Turkey could ban Facebook and YouTube

Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey could ban Facebook and YouTube after local elections on March 30, saying ...

Night spots must close during Ramadhan: Indonesian cleric

The Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) has called for the closure of night spots in the country for the holy month of ...

The Fall of Egyptian Democracy

Yet another revolution shook Egypt. Only two years after the revolution against Mobarak, Egyptians flooded streets ...

Rouhani firm on Iran nuclear policy but vows more openness

Iran`s newly-elected president Hassan Rouhani ruled out any halt to the nuclear activity that has drawn UN sanctions ...

Way of fighting terrorism needs to be reviewed

The Indonesian police, particularly the special detachment (Densus 88) anti-terror squad, need to review the way in ...