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Paying of zakat during Ramadhan changes slightly amid coronavirus

In Indonesia, a country with the world’s largest Muslim population, silence shrouds most mosques and other ...

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Impact of COVID-19 on the tradition of 'mudik' in Indonesia

For Indonesians, the festivities in the month of Ramadhan are marked by a number of traditions, one of which is ...

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Solace for those performing tarawih in solitude amid pandemic

After he has taken iftar, or the evening meal, which is eaten for breaking the Ramadhan fast, and he hears the nearby ...

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Fasting during the COVID-19 outbreak

Each year, Muslims around the world fast during the holy month of Ramadhan, as part of traditional rituals of ...

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Wisdom of Ramadhan amid coronavirus outbreak

Muslims around the world, including in Greater Jakarta, are witnessing a different kind of Ramadhan in wake of the ...

PGI supports Muslims in performing fasting amid COVID-19 outbreak

Chairperson of the Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI), Gomar Gultom, on Friday offered his wishes and support to ...

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COVID-19 forces change in Indonesia's Ramadhan, Idul Fitri traditions

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has forced people all over the world to change their way of life, with many ...

"Padusan" tradition canceled before Ramadhan over COVID-19 concerns

The Tourism Agency of Bantul District, Yogyakarta Special Region, canceled the tradition of padusan, wherein Muslims ...

Online survey shows 12 percent respondents keen to embark on 'mudik'

While Indonesia has banned citizens from returning to their hometowns for Idul Fitri this year, in an online survey of ...

MUI believes COVID-19 pandemic is momentum to deepen familial ties

Secretary of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Fatwa Commission Asrorun Ni'am Sholeh believes the COVID-19 ...

I will encourage MUI to issue fatwa against 'mudik': Ma'ruf Amin

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has pledged that he would encourage the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) to issue a fatwa ...

South Sulawesi to quarantine visitors for 14 days

South Sulawesi Governor HM Nurdin Abdullah has ordered local authorities across the province to quarantine all visitors ...

Indonesian police officers, families banned from embarking on "mudik"

National Police Chief General Idham Azis has officially banned all police officers and civil servants within police ...

Indonesian government urges people to not embark on "mudik"

Indonesia’s government decided to not ban "mudik" though strongly requested citizens, especially ...

COVID-19: Citizens asked to scrap 'mudik' plans

The Indonesian Government has urged citizens to cancel plans for ‘mudik’, an annual exodus when people ...