Gov’t Wary of Charity Groups Being Used in Terror Financing

... funding under the disguise of religious charities. Existing government regulations on ... are regulated by the Social Affairs Ministry, which needs to collaborate with ... remarks came after the Social Affairs Ministry revoked license of Muslim charity ...

Singapore Says Cleric Abdul Somad was Denied Entry for Preaching Extremism

... -racial and multi-religious society,” the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a ... on the same day,” the ministry said, adding that a visitor ...

Gov’t Introduces New Halal Certification Mark to Replace MUI Label

... void in the foreseeable future,” Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas wrote ... (BPJPH), an organization under the Religious Affairs Ministry tasked with taking over the ...

Indonesia Invites Pope Francis for Visit

Jakarta. Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas ... visit Indonesia and celebrate religious tolerance in the country ... said the ministry’s director-general for Catholic affairs will be ... leader praised cultural and religious diversity in Indonesia. Muslims ...

Gov’t Tells Mosques to Become Quieter

Jakarta. The Religious Affairs Ministry has issued a regulation that ... are also used during religious sermons or gatherings. Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil ... limited to five minutes. Other religious activities such as preaching a ...

Gov’t to Keep Damaged Ahmadiyya Mosque as Worship Place 

... ’t represent Islamic teachings. A Religious Affairs Ministry official said on Sunday the ... , the head of the ministry’s Center of Religious Harmony, said in ...

Gov’t Told to Establish Domestic Security Ministry

... the Finance Ministry to allocate the funding and the Religious Affairs Ministry to implement ... in religious schools, he added ... for Politics, Legal, and Security Affairs. In addition to the National ...

Educating Vulnerable Groups on Stunting Crucial to its Prevention

... at the Coordinating Ministry Human Development and Cultural Affairs, said that ... Among these stakeholders include the Religious Affairs Ministry, who help raise the future ... on stunting through the local religious affairs offices. Tackling stunting requires ...

Nadiem Makarim: Sexual Violence on Indonesian Campuses Is a Critical Emergency

... backlash from the conservative religious groups, which opposed the ... carried out by the Ministry that found 77 percent ... Cholil Quomas, the Minister of Religious Affairs, called the regulation "revolutionary ... He also affirms the Ministry's full support towards ...

Gov’t Continues Efforts for Indonesian Umrah Pilgrims Reentry

... care of,” Eko said. The Religious Affairs Ministry is in constant communication with ... as umrah fee changes. The ministry is also discussing the technical ... hajj and umrah, said. The Religious Affairs Ministry has coordinated with relevant ministries ...