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Indonesia's Saudi Arabia-born ulema Sheikh Ali Jaber passes away

Indonesia's charismatic Muslim preacher Sheikh Ali Jaber passed away at Jakarta's Yarsi Hospital on Thursday at ...

Renovation of Istiqlal Mosque not for show: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said that the renovation of Istiqlal Grand Mosque has not been undertaken just for ...

COVID vaccine to be administered only after MUI fatwa: Official

The Indonesian government will not begin administering COVID-19 vaccines without a fatwa or a decision about the halal ...

FPI leader's seven sympathizers named suspects over weapons possession

The Police of Jakarta named seven of 455 sympathizers of Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Habib Rizieq Shihab ...

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COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rests on halal status, safety

The Indonesian government is striving to win the hearts and minds of all citizens and enlist their participation for ...

Indonesia is most effective laboratory of pluralism, tolerance: Mahfud

Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Minister, Mahfud MD, highlighted at a meeting with Secretary ...

Moeldoko seeks preacher Aa Gym's participation in COVID-19 vaccination

Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko requested Indonesia's popular Muslim preacher, Abdullah Gymnastiar alias Aa ...

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Indonesia gears for mass COVID-19 immunization

The Indonesian government is carrying out simulations to ensure the smooth implementation of its mass COVID-19 ...

Red Cross blood stocks run low as donations dry up

The stocks of blood available with the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) have depleted 30-50 percent due to a decline in blood ...

Opportunities to boost halal products' production despite pandemic

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin gauged that despite the country experiencing negative growth, the opportunity still ...

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Pesantren emerge as lynchpin of economic empowerment

Islamic boarding schools, or pesantren, have not only managed to survive in Indonesia since colonial times, but have ...

Govt to apply health protocols more stringently for umrah pilgrims

The Indonesian government will tighten the implementation of health protocols for minor hajj (umrah) pilgrims as a ...

Habib Rizieq's return is a right deserving protection: Mahfud MD

The return of well-respected Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Habib Rizieq Shihab is a right deserving protection ...

Police should avoid excessive approach to secure FPI leader's return

Indonesia's top security minister, Mahfud MD, instructed police officers dispatched to secure the return of ...

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Biden win fuels hopes of new America

Joe Biden has been chosen President-elect of the United States after his monumental win in Pennsylvania and its 20 ...