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Aceh ulema warn muslims observing "valentine day" not allowed

Ulema in Aceh have warned Muslims, the younger generation in particular, that observing Valentine`s Day is not allowed ...

PBNU calls for jihad against narcotics

Indonesia`s largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) has called for jihad or serious efforts to eradicate ...

Conflict in Sampang not between Sunnis and Shiites

The chief of the Nahdlatul Ulama Islamic organization, Said Aqil Siradj, said the conflict in Sampang on the island of ...

Landslide buries three houses on Menoreh hill slope

A landslide hit the Menoreh hill area burying three houses located on the mountain`s slope at Selorejo, Ngargoretno, ...

NU deplores burning of Shiite school in Sampang

The executive board of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) has deplored the burning of a Shiite boarding school in Sampang on the ...

PBNU hopes no more religious conflicts in 2012

The executive board of the Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) hopes inter-religious relations in the country will be better and ...

HIV/AIDS feared to remain major threat in 2012

During the past several years since the first case of AIDS/HIV was reported in Indonesia in 1987, people have been ...

Saudi Arabia maintains good relations with RI Islamic organizations

Saudi Arabia has good relations with various Islamic organizations in Indonesia including the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and ...

Money behind idea of hajj privatization: Hasyim

Former chairman of Indonesia`s largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Hasyim Muzadi said money consideration ...

Special body needed to manage hajj pilgrimage

Weaknesses have often been found in the management of the country`s hajj pilgrimage, including in the recently ...

RI muslims warned against Islamophobia in hajj pilgrimage issue

Indonesian Muslims should be alert towards Islamophobia manifested in calls for the transfer of the management of the ...

news focus: govt to step up socio-economic approach toward Papua

Poverty and perceived injustices are believed to be among the problems triggering violence from time to time in ...

NU urges central govt to be physically present in Papua

NU (Nahdlatul Ulama) leader KH Said Aqil Siroj has urged the government, including President Sasilo Bambang Yudhoyono, ...

Egyptian religious leader says to declare `jihad` in case of attack on Iran

Sheikh of Egyptian Azmieh cult, Aala Mazi Abulazaem, said that he will declare` Jihad` if the Zionist regime or the ...

President awards hero titles ahead of heroes` day commemoration

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono awarded hero titles to several national figures for their great contributions to ...