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Press freedom must respect religions: Indonesian Minister

The Indonesian Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin said Thursday that press should practice freedom of ...

Charlie Hebdo has not taken a cue: Indonesian NU

An associate chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) has expressed disappointment over Charlie Hebdos decision to again ...

France at `war` with terrorism, not religion: PM Valls

France is at "war" with terrorism, but not religion, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Friday as police cornered two ...

President Jokowi reiterates commitment on human rights

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) reiterated here on Tuesday his governments commitment to settle past human rights cases ...

Pope says it is wrong to equate Islam with violence

Pope Francis said on Sunday that equating Islam with violence was wrong and called on Muslim leaders to issue a global ...

Indonesia Should Appeal To UN Over Israeli Aggression Against Aqsa

Israeli police clashed with Palestinians last week at the entrance to al-Aqsa Mosque, Islams third most sacred place, ...

MUI opposes plan to leave religion column on ID`s blank

The Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) has opposed the governments idea to allow citizens to leave the religion column on ...

NU against allowing ID`s religion column left empty

Nahdlatul Ulama, one of Indonesias largest Islamic organizations, has expressed protest to home affairs ministers ...

Vice president says column of religion will not be omitted

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has confirmed that the religion column on peoples Identity Cards will not be omitted just ...

Indonesia must participate in settling Middle East conflicts: Religious minister

As a Muslim-majority country, Indonesia should participate in efforts to settle conflicts in the Middle East and to ...

Indonesian Delegation Participates in Interfaith Dialogs in Slovak, Poland

An Indonesian delegation comprising prominent religious figures have left for Europe to participate in interfaith ...

Jokowi's government must preserve inter-religious harmony: Sinta Nuriyah

Former Indonesian first lady Sinta Nuriah Wahid reminded the new government of Presiden Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on ...

Red-White Coalition, Great Indonesia Coalition should stand united: PDIP

The Red-White Coalition and Great Indonesia Coalition should stand united and become the power of the nation, stated ...

Families of victims commemorate first Bali bombing

Families of the victims of the first Bali bombing and a number of foreign tourists commemorated the 12th anniversary ...

News focus : second track diplomacy proves to be effective

Jakarta (ANTARA News)  - Second track diplomacy proves to be effective to help the government promote the ...