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US ambassador hosts NU leaders

Ambassador Scot Marciel hosted prominent spiritual leaders (kyai) from the Muslim mass organization Nahdlatul Ulama ...

Opposition to Lady Gaga expands to other cities

A number of members of different organizations in several cities in Indonesia, including Pamekasan, Solo, Bandung and ...

Pontianak to host ASEAN Qoran reading competition

The West Kalimantan Provincial Capital of Pontianak is ready to host ASEAN Qoran Reading Competition (MTQ) in July ...

VP`s remarks on mosque loudspeakers draw criticism

Many have expressed objections to Vice President Boediono`s call for regulation of the use of loudspeakers at mosques ...

NU calls for delay in fuel price hike

Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia`s largest Muslim organization, asked the government on Friday to suspend its plan to ...

Bali quiet and deserted on Seclusion Day

Bali was quiet and deserted on Friday, as its mostly Hindu population of 3.89 million was observing Seclusion Day.The ...

NU asks demonstrators not to turn lawless

The country`s largest Muslim organization Nahdhatul Ulama (NU) asked demonstrators, who were opposed to the ...

NU hopes govt not to raise fuel oil prices

The Central Board of the Indonesian largest Muslim organization Nahdhatul Ulama (NU) hopes that the government would ...

HIV/AIDS spreading in Indonesia at worrying rate: official

The rate at which HIV/AIDS is spreading in Indonesia is becoming increasingly worrying and needs to be reversed ...

KH Abdullah Faqih passes away

Senior cleric KH Abdullah Faqih, who was the leader of the Langitan Islamic boarding school in Widang, Tuban, East ...

Islamic approach to tackle AIDS in Indonesia

World Vision Indonesia (WVI) launched the "Channel of Hope" (COH) with an Islamic context in response to HIV and ...

Illegitimate child rights and its problems in Indonesia

The National Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has estimated that 50 per cent of Indonesian children have no birth ...

RI`s constitutional court to arrange illegitimate child rights

Chairman of the Indonesian Constitutional Court Mahfud MD called on the ministers of religious affairs and Interior ...

State should fully fund direct elections

House of Representatives (DPR) speaker Marzuki Alie has suggested that all elections, including general elections, ...

Indonesian Muslims discouraged from observing Valentine's Day

  Saying that Valentine's Day is not in accordance with Islamic teachings as embodied in  shariah, ...