Former Muhammadiyah Chairman Syafii Maarif Passes Away

... or Islamic laws in diverse Indonesia. In November 2016, he expressed ... on Islamic political ideas in Indonesia in 1983. He was elected ... of the World Conference on Religion for Peace, which according to ...

Singapore Says Abdul Somad Radicalized Its Citizens

... city state is part of Indonesia. “Some of the people that ... this is all part of Indonesia, a larger Tanah Melayu. ... his divisive teachings, not his religion, and that he is not ... any specific individual, any specific religion, or any specific nationality. Our ...

Father of Chinese Indonesians: How Gus Dur Revives Imlek

... 1967 presidential instruction on Chinese religion, beliefs, and traditions. Chinese Indonesians ... to those who celebrate it. Indonesia’s fifth president Megawati Soekarnoputri ... golden letters. News outlet CNN Indonesia reported that the Chinese writing ...

The Sikh Community of Sumatra

... Japanese, which had occupied Indonesia. The Indian ethnic ... Independence League and also Indonesia’s struggle for independence, ... the Secretary of the Indonesia Hockey Federation, significantly both ... Council for the Sikh Religion in Indonesia was founded. Among ...

Afghan Girls Keep Karate Dream Alive in Indonesian Dojo

... many displaced people stranded in Indonesia, even for years. Meena ... pursue their karate dream in Indonesia. Some already have received ... official belt rank certificates from Indonesia Karate-Do Institute (Inkai) ... you come from or what religion you belong to. As ...

Micro-Scale Restriction Still the Best Option Against Covid-19 Surge: Jokowi

... against the Covid-19 pandemic. Indonesia's pandemic situation is deteriorating ... . In total, as of Thursday, Indonesia has recorded 2,053,995 ... their race, origins, economic status, religion, and tribe. This disease does ...

Restaurants, Malls, Parks Must Close Early as Covid-19 Extreme Spike Looms

... animals and their distribution. The religion affairs Minister will issue a ... latest Covid-19 spike in Indonesia has been extreme for the ...

Tagore’s Attraction to Indonesia

... had undergone transformation in Indonesia. Tagore was impressed by ... the influence of Buddhist religion; not only of men ... religions and languages of Indonesia with the Indian civilization ... old civilization like India. Indonesia’s pluralistic background resulted ...

Sumatra’s India Connect (2)

... Sanskrit words in Bahasa Indonesia. Although Hinduism and Buddhism ... Sanskrit cover many aspects of religion, art and everyday life ... words used in Bahasa Indonesia derived directly from Indian ... Sanskrit words used in Bahasa Indonesia are Yudh, Varna, Vicakshana ...

Associate Dean Demoted over Links with Hizbut Tahrir

... with now-defunct Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia, an organization that seeks to ... ideology Pancasila, which promotes inter-religion tolerance. The government said at ... seek reversal of the disbandment. Indonesia has the world’s biggest ...