#pesantren

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Saudi ambassador inaugurates Islamic boarding school in Pandeglang

Saudi Ambassador to Indonesia Osama Mohammed Al-Shuibi recently inaugurated an Islamic Boarding School (Pesantren) of ...

Santris called on to demonstrate peacefully

The Central Executive Board of the Indonesian Pesantren (Islamic Boarding Schools) Association (IPI) has called on ...

Jakarta Governor attends Santri Day Commemoration

Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) attended the commemoration of "Santri" (traditional Islamic boarding ...

President asks for more integrated efforts to fight terrorism

President Joko Widodo has asked for a more integrated effort to fight terrorism to ensure better results. "The ...

Pesantren in Kudus lures overseas autistic children

Many overseas parents of autistic children have expressed their interest to send their children to study in Al ...

Youth Ministry, foundation to conduct brief pesantren during Ramadan

The Central Empowerment Affairs Department of Youth and Sports (PP PON), jointly with the At-Tawassuth foundation, has ...

Australian Muslim exploring Indoinesia

A delegation of five young Australian Muslims are travelling around Java to experience firsthand Indonesias religious ...

Tax amnesty breakthrough or step backward?

Observers are split over the tax amnesty bill proposed by the government. Some said it is a breakthrough, but ...

Counter-terrorism agency urges FKPT to oversee islamic boarding schools

The Indonesian National Counter-terrorism Agency (BNPT) has urged the ranks of the Terrorism Prevention Coordination ...

Military likely to participate in drug eradication exercise: Minister

Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Security and Legal Affairs Luhut Panjaitan has revealed that military ...

ISIS common enemy: Deputy Minister

The radical Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group is a common enemy because of its violent conduct, which is ...

Police arrest a terrorist suspect

Police`s special anti terror squad known as Densus 88, has arrested a young man here on Sunday suspected of being a ...

Govt pulling out all the stops to reduce maternal death rate

Indonesia`s maternal mortality rate of 228 per 100,000 live births remains the highest in Southeast Asia, but the ...

Islamic Boarding Schools not shaping radicals

Coordinating minister for people`s welfare Agung Laksono has refuted the allegation that Islamic Boarding Schools or ...

Ambassador Marciel pays first visit to Ambon

Ambassador Marciel made his first visit to Ambon, capital of Maluku province from June 19-20, the US Embassy here said ...