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Jakarta governor joins "takbiran" on eve of eid al-fitr

Jakarta governor, Anies Baswedan, joined "takbiran" (acts of praises to God) on Thursday night and beat the ...

Muslims across indonesia to celebrate eid on friday

Muslims in Indonesia will celebrate the Eid al-Fitr or Lebaran D-Day (1439 H) on Friday (June 15), after the Religious ...

Government to root out seeds of radicalism at campuses

Amid concerns over the spread of radicalism in society and the exposure of universities to radical ideology, the ...

Jokowi, kalla lay first cornerstone of international islamic university campus

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla laid the first cornerstone for the construction of ...

UIII to become Indonesian Islamic civilization study center

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has hoped that the planned Indonesian International Islamic University (UIII) would ...

Saudi allows Indonesia to use biometric identification for hajj pilgrims

The Saudi Arabia authority has allowed Indonesia`s customs to check hajj pilgrims` identity by using biometrics in ...

President discusses Wasathiyah Islam with Al-Azhar grand sheikh

President Joko Widodo and visiting Grand Syeikh of Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, Prof. Dr. Ahmad Muhammad ...

Muslims' hope in Saudi vision

Conducting Hajj pilgrimage in the Holy Land of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is the goal of every Muslim in the world. ...

Jokowi urges hindu community to improve quality of human resources

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on the Hindu community to improve the quality of human resources and to ...

Airlangga University inaugurates halal research center

Airlangga University (Unair) in Surabaya (East Java Province) has inaugurated the Halal Research Center, with a ...

Ministry revokes licenses of four umrah tour operators

The Religious Affairs Ministry has revoked the licenses of four registered umrah tour operators (PPIU), after they ...

Religious harmony remains strong in Indonesia

Religious harmony and tolerance remain strong in Indonesia and considered better than in other countries. It could ...

Indonesia`s religious harmony index remains good

Indonesia`s religious harmony index scored 72.27 last year, the result of a national survey conducted by the Religious ...

Indonesia dominates Qur`an rote competition for Asia-Pacific region

Indonesia dominated the Qur`an and Hadist rote competition for the Asia-Pacific region held by a Saudi royal family ...

President receives donor of first aircraft Seulawah purchase

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received Nyak Sandang, a 91 years old donor from Aceh Province, who helped purchase ...