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President calls on clerics to help assure peaceful Jakarta election

President Joko Widodo met Islam clerics here on Monday to seek their support to assure peaceful implementation of ...

Jokowi inaugurates Jakarta`s Hasyim Asy`ari Mosque

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated Jakartas KH Hasyim Ashari Mosque, with a capacity of around 16 thousand ...

House cancels consultation meeting on hajj pilgrimage

The House of Representatives (DPR) has canceled a planned consultation meeting with the government on the ...

Politics and religion must be connected in right context: President

President Joko Widodo has called for connecting politics and religion in the right context and not separating them ...

Ministry urged to manage hajj finances carefully

The Indonesian Hajj Supervisory Commission (KPHI) has urged the Religious Affairs Ministry, in this case the ...

President lauds ulemas for maintaining spirit of unity

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has lauded the ulemas for maintaining the spirit of togetherness and peace in the ...

Ulemas conveys muslims` "grudges" to President Jokowi

Ulemas asked President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to resolve the nations problems with justice of the law instead of with ...

Hindu community solemnly observes Day of Seclusion

Followers of Hinduism in Indonesia abandoned their routine activities and solemnly observed the Hindu Day of Seclusion ...

Bali observes noise-free Day of Seclusion

The Indonesian tourist resort island of Bali, with a population of 4.3 million and thousands of tourists, remained ...

Indonesian Muslims in Netherlands to get Mosque

The Indonesian Muslim community in the European Muslim Youth Union (PPME) of Al-Ikhlas, Amsterdam, has bought a ...

President to inaugurate six state Islamic universities soon

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will soon inaugurate six State Islamic Universities (UIN) to improve the quality of ...

Government to discuss hajj pilgrimage cost with House on Friday

The Indonesian government is scheduled to discuss the Hajj pilgrimage cost (BPIH) 2017 with the House of ...

Wisdom key to settling Shiite problem: Minister Saifuddin

The Indonesian Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin believes that wisdom is necessary to settle the ...

President Jokowi receives selection team of hajj fund managers

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received the chairman and members of the selection team of executors and supervisors of ...

Historic and memorable visit of King Salman Al-saud to Indonesia

The just ended visit of King Salman bin Abdulazis al-Saud to Indonesia is historic as this is for the first time a ...