'Festival Kebhinekaan': Religious Tolerance in Millennial-Friendly Packaging

... off the diversity of Indonesia, kicks off in ... , Ira Lathief from Khairiyah Indonesia, said, "We want ... , Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, Buddhists, Muslims, Christians, Catholics, Hindus ... another," Ira said. Hadassah Indonesia, a nonprofit organization dedicated ...

Muslim-Buddhist Dialogue in Jakarta Offers Strategies to Improve Interreligious Relations

... experts and Muslims and Buddhists from five countries in ... encouraging both Muslims and Buddhists to respect all sacred ... to divide them up into Buddhists and Muslims. "These three ... workshop and invited delegates from Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar and ...

Prayers, Lanterns, Eternal Flame: Celebrating Vesak in Indonesia

... Southeast Asian countries joined Indonesian Buddhists in Vesak celebrations all over ... in bright colorful flowers. Meanwhile, Buddhists in Semarang, Central Java, ... popular – and Instagrammable – Vesak traditions, Buddhists and visitors at Borobudur Temple ...

Waiting for Vesak

A worker cleans small statues of the Buddha at the Buddhist Dharma Temple in Kuta, Bali, on Sunday. Cleaning the statues is part of the temple's preparation to celebrate Vesak, a Buddhist holy day to celebrate the birth, enlightenment and death of ...

Yogyakarta Sees Another Incidence of Religious Intolerance, This Time Solves It

... having to bury Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews and other people of ... leader – as common practice in Indonesia, based on a rule imposed ...

Pancasila Day Sees Interfaith Gatherings Aimed at Uniting Indonesians

... backgrounds, including Muslims, Christians and Buddhists, gathered for a Ramadan fast ... commemoration to strengthen solidarity between Indonesia's various communities. The official ... Arabia, emphasized the protection of Indonesia's diversity. He said ...

Sentence Cuts Given to 841 Prisoners on Vesak Day

Jakarta. While Buddhists around the world celebrate Vesak ... jail time. The government of Indonesia typically grants sentence reductions to ... country, only 2,800 are Buddhists. Sri Puguh Budi Utami, director ...

Bangka-Belitung Seeks Life Beyond Tin

... with support of the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra). "In ... the regime of Suharto, Indonesia's second president, the ... tourism destinations beyond Bali – Indonesia's most popular tourism ... , most of whom are Buddhists Catholics Protestants, live in ...

Promoters of Pop Concerts, Other Events May Ditch Malaysia as Hard-Line Islam Gets a Grip

... are going to Singapore and Indonesia due to problems in Malaysia ... is non-Muslim, including Christians, Buddhists and Hindus. Najib’s approach ...

Western Powers Urge Myanmar's Suu Kyi to Push for End to Violence

... from Canada, Denmark, Turkey, Australia, Indonesia, Sweden, Bangladesh, US Ambassador to ... in a country where many Buddhists regard them as illegal immigrants ...