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"Global Appeal 2013" Calls For Immediate Repeal Of Laws And Institutions Discriminatory

-     The Nippon Foundation held a launch ceremony in London on January 24 for the "Global Appeal ...

U.S. envoy leads tribute to legacy of Gus Dur

U.S. Ambassador Scot Marciel joined Consul General Joaquin Monserrate and staff from U.S. Consulate General Surabaya ...

Muhammadyah chairman regrets resurgence of conflict in Sumbawa

General Chairman of the Central Board of Muhammadiyah Dien Syamsuddin expressed deep concern about a resurgence of ...

Officials of Religious Affairs Ministry banned from leaving Indonesia

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has banned two senior officials of the religious affairs ministry over ...

Muslim scholar Zakiyah Darajat passed away

National Muslim scholar Prof Dr Zakiyah Darajat passed away here on Tuesday at 09.30 A.M at Syarif Hidayatullah ...

Police reveal names of wanted persons in Poso

Police in Poso revealed the names of 24 persons so far wanted for their alleged involvement in violent cases in the ...

US envoy discusses religious tolerance

U.S. Ambassador Scot Marciel met the well-known spiritual leader Habib Munzir bin Fuad al-Musawa at the cleric's ...

Interfaith dialogue one way to foster global peace: FM

Interfaith dialogue is one of the ways to foster global culture of peace, Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa ...

Two Guantanamo Uighurs sent to El Salvador

The Pentagon said Thursday it had sent two members of China`s Uighur minority who were detained without charge for ...

Darfur rebels `seize` army posts near Heglig

Rebels from Sudan`s Darfur region on Thursday said they seized two Sudanese military positions north of the Heglig oil ...

Three airlines to carry RI hajj pilgrims in 2012

The government has named three airlines to carry Indonesian hajj pilgrims to the Holy Land this year, according to a ...

Elderly hajj pilgrims must be prioritized: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked the Ministry of Religious Affairs and the relevant agencies to give priority ...

Turkish PM to visit China

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Erdogan was leaving Saturday for the first official visit to China by a Turkish premier ...

Tutu urge China to talk to Dalai Lama

Twelve Nobel laureates including South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu have written to China`s president urging him to ...

Cooperation among ASEAN members makes progress

Indonesian Vice President Boediono said cooperation among ASEAN member states has been positive and sustainable in the ...