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Increase in sexual violence reports good sign: ministry

The increase in the reporting of sexual violence cases is a good thing since it shows victims are summoning the courage ...

Interfaith marriages not recognised by local religious affairs offices

Interfaith marriages could not be recognised and registered in local religious affairs offices, Deputy Religious ...

Ministry awaits certainty from Saudi Arabia on Hajj implementation

Deputy Religious Affairs Minister Zainut Tauhid Sa'adi is optimistic that the Saudi Arabian Government would ...

Indonesia joins 2022 Makkah Expo for Hotels & Restaurants

Indonesia has joined the 2022 Makkah Expo for Hotels & Restaurants, which is taking place at Makkah Exhibition ...

Minister Qoumas to invite Pope Francis to Indonesia

Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas has expressed his intention to invite the head of the Catholic Church ...

Women prone to violence due to gender inequality: Ministry

Gender inequality had made women prone to violence, discrimination, and other forms of mistreatment, according to ...

Ministry asks regional offices to expedite waqf land certification

The Religious Affairs Ministry has urged provincial and district/city Religious Affairs Offices to expedite waqf land ...

Mosques to be optimally utilized as Hajj mentoring facilities

Mosques will be optimally utilized for Hajj and Umroh mentoring facilities, as the Religious Affairs Ministry will run ...

Religious Affairs Office urged to promote religious moderation

Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas urged the Religious Affairs Office (KUA) established in cities and ...

Gov't will refer to Umrah evaluation for Hajj preparation

The Religious Affairs Ministry will refer to evaluations of the Umrah pilgrimage for Hajj preparation though the Saudi ...

Sukabumi police allows marriage of detained drug offender

The Sukabumi city police allowed a detained drug offender to marry a young woman, only identified by her initials as ...

Religious education must be free of anti-state ideologies: minister

Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas instructed officials of the ministry's Directorate General of ...

15 institutions' 807 researchers transferred to BRIN in batch 2

Some 807 researchers from 15 ministries or institutions were transferred to serve as employees of the National Research ...

PANDI to register Kawi script to BSN to preserve cultural heritage

Indonesian Internet Domain Name Registry (PANDI) will register the old Javanese script – which is called Kawi ...

ICMI asks President to evaluate Religion Minister's performance

The Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals Association (ICMI) has made a request to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to evaluate ...