#religious affairs

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Cultural tolerance on display at Ogoh-ogoh parade in East Java

The Ogoh-ogoh parade, featuring thousands of Hindu devotees in Lumajang, East Java, was seen as a demonstration of ...

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Mushaf in sign language: Pioneering second enlightenment for the deaf

Resolution No. 7/50 S-T, adopted during the OIC Foreign Ministers' 50th Session on August 29-30, 2024, in ...

Nyepi, Eid al-Fitr as momentum to maintain diversity: Vice President

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming emphasized the importance of maintaining diversity as the nation's strength in ...

Vice President to attend Nyepi ceremony at Prambanan Temple

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka is scheduled to attend the "Tawur Agung Kesanga" ceremony, which will ...

Government opens weighbridges, mosques as rest areas for Eid travelers

The government has prepared several alternative rest areas along arterial roads for Eid al-Fitr 2025 homecoming ...

Govt readies 6,291 mosques to support Eid homecoming exodus

The Ministry of Religious Affairs has prepared 6,291 mosques as posts under the Friendly Mosque initiative to support ...

Burial of six Indonesian pilgrims killed in Saudi bus crash underway

The burial of six Indonesian Umrah pilgrims who died in an accident while traveling from Medina to Mecca is underway in ...

Banten: Free school program starts in new academic year

Banten Governor Andra Soni emphasized that the province's free school program will commence in the new academic ...

Six Indonesian Umrah pilgrims killed in Saudi bus accident

Six Indonesian Umrah pilgrims were killed in a bus accident on the Medina-Mecca highway in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, ...

Minister urges people against using motorbikes for homecoming trips

Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi has advised Indonesian citizens to refrain from embarking on long-distance ...

Baznas to beef up coordination with Palestine for aid delivery

The National Alms Agency (Baznas) reiterated its commitment to strengthening coordination with the Palestinian ...

Palestinian envoy delivers Abbas' message to Indonesia's Prabowo

Mahmoud Al-Habbash, the Palestinian President's special envoy for religious affairs, delivered a special message ...

Govt targets to raise zakat collection by 10% in 2025

The Ministry of Religious Affairs is aiming to increase the collection of zakat (Islamic alms) by 10 percent in 2025, ...

Minister to hold 350,000 Quran Completion event for Nuzulul Quran

The Ministry of Religious Affairs will organize the Indonesia Khataman Al-Quran event, involving 350,000 ...

Endorsing 'green pesantrens' for a more sustainable Indonesia

In Islam, cleanliness is an integral part of faith, as outlined by Prophet Muhammad in his hadith, which instructs ...