In the wake of another case of allegedly "misguided" Islamic teachings that contravene the nation's blasphemy law, the Ministry of Religious Affairs on Tuesday said there were about 70

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – With the marathon hearings of a judicial review request of the blasphemy law still going on, activists have questioned whether the Constitutional Court

Nivell Rayda – Liberal religious and human rights activists on Monday called on the government to overturn the 1965 law on blasphemy and replace it with one that better protected freedo

Indonesia is reviewing its 1965 Blasphemy Law, a law brought in by then-President Sukarno, who, activists say, used the law to repress minority religions.

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – A majority of Muslim students in state-run senior high schools in Yogyakarta province have medium to high levels of religious tolerance according to a survey.

The Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) had rejected a plan to use full body scanners in Indonesian airports, claiming it would be a violation of Sharia law and human rights.

Camelia Pasandaran – Constitutional Court chief Mahfud MD on Tuesday refused to accept a petition against annulling a blasphemy law because the petition's organizers – several Islamic b

Farouk Arnaz – In an atmosphere of fiery rhetoric, the son-in-law of Solo-born Abdullah Achmad Sungkar, who helped create regional terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, has been elected to lea

Anita Rachman – If the law doesn't work, will a religious edict be more effective in ensuring motorcyclists stay safe on the roads? One community group thinks it will.

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – Contentious articles bearing no clear definition of blasphemous acts in the 1965 law on religious blasphemy pose a threat to press freedom, with many j

Ulma Haryanto – An Islamic scholar and lecturer from Jakarta's Paramadina University was jeered by members of a hard-line Islamic group at the Constitutional Court on Wednesday when he

Jakarta – The conservative Indonesian Ulema Council in Tasikmalaya, West Java announced a ban on Valentine's Day on Friday, citing its Roman legacy that contradicts Islamic law.

Nurfika Osman – Devout Muslims should not spend Sunday gazing at their sweethearts across a romantic, candle-lit dinner, the Indonesian Ulema Council has recommended, declaring celebrat

Nurfika Osman – The head of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) in Palembang, South Sumatra, has warned people, especially women, not to wear sexy and tight attire when they undertake ae

Jakarta – Hundreds of people rallied outside the Constitutional Court (MK) building in Central Jakarta on Wednesday, urging the court to refuse a judicial review of the blasphemy law.

Ulma Hariyanto – A prominent senior journalist, author and cultural expert appeared as a witness at the Constitutional Court on Wednesday to speak about his experience with a law that s

Camelia Pasandaran – A noted forum of religious leaders became the latest in a line of organizations supporting the judicial review of the 1965 law on religious blasphemy, pointing out

A far cry from 2006, when thousands took to the streets to protest George W.

Putri Prameshwari – A film deemed suitable by the country's censor was reportedly pulled from distribution on Thursday night after the Islamic Defenders Front threatened its producers a

Nivell Rayda – The Constitutional Court on Thursday held its first session to review the 1965 law on religious blasphemy, much to the chagrin of the government and hard-line Muslim grou

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – Religious minorities have expressed their support for a group of NGOs that have requested the 1965 Blasphemy Law be reviewed, saying the controversial

Jakarta – The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) and Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) said they would defend the controversial blasphemy law, calling the move to scrap the 45-year-old law as an

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has said that they are very concerned about the content of a new Indonesian horror flick, titled "Hantu Puncak Datang Bulan" ("The Menstruating Puncak

Nurfika Osman – In another blow to Indonesia's drive for religious tolerance, a report released on Wednesday said 200 violations against freedom of worship were filed with state agencie

Some pesantren, or Islamic boarding school, leaders in Bogor are backing the use of social networking site Facebook to facilitate communication within their school communities, despite

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the country's largest Muslim organization, said Sunday it was against the move made by some NGOs and backers of pluralism to request th

Bagus Budi Tama Saragih, Jakarta – A group of NGOs concerned with religious freedom and democracy has filed a judicial review request at the Constitutional Court, asking the judges to r

Indonesia's religious ministry says there are errors in the direction worshipers face, or qibla, at 20 percent of the country's mosques.

Dessy Sagita – The head of Indonesia's largest Muslim organization admitted on Friday that a report stating that Christians were the most frequent victims of religious freedom violation

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Pluralism and freedom in Indonesia has faced challenges since the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) issued an edict against secularism, pluralism and liberalism

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – Muslim women in Surabaya, East Java, have flatly rejected a fatwa recently issued by local clerics, who said women changing the color and form of their hair

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Members of a church congregation in Tambun Utara, Bekasi, said they would hold their upcoming Sunday service on a street should the Bekasi regency administra

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has not endorsed the fatwas issued at a recent gathering of Muslim clerics in East Java, a council leader has said.

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – In a controversial move, clerics in East Java have issued a fatwa forbidding Muslims from dying and straightening their hair, and from holding pre-wedding p

Apriadi Gunawan and Khairul Saleh, Medan/Palembang – Demands to block TV programs the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) considers detrimental to the mentality and morality of the public ha

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Indonesian Muslim organizations have been asked to remind followers not to follow in the steps of recent church attacks in Malaysia, following a Kuala Lumpur co

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Around 100 members of a church congregation in Bekasi held their Sunday service under tight police security after hundreds of local residents held a rally to

Anita Rachman & Dian Arifahmi – The country's highest authority on Islamic affairs, the Indonesian Council of Ulema, is planning to insist that all imported food labeled as halal ob

Dessy Sagita – An Islamic council leader in Lebak, Banten, is facing police questioning for allegedly pouring acid onto the hands of four of his young disciples as a form of punishment.

A branch of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, has reportedly issued a fatwa to ban Muslims from watching a movie titled "Suster Keramas" ("The Hair-Washi

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – The authorities need to pay more attention to the safety of Christian worshipers living on the outskirts of Jakarta, a religious expert says.

Dessy Sagita – Nadia, who went by the name Agus before having gender reassignment surgery, filed a court petition and won her fight for legal recognition as a woman.

Camelia Pasandaran – Amid tight security, Christmas was marked peacefully with religious services and family parties in Jakarta and the rest of the world's largest Muslim-majority count

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – A group of people attacked on Thursday night a church under construction in Harapan Indah residential complex, Bekasi, West Java, leaving several makeshift b

Ulma Haryanto – The distribution of qurban or 'sacrificial meat' at the Bhayangkari Field at National Police Headquarters in South Jakarta on Friday was marred by a number of incidents,

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – Muhammadiyah, one of the country's largest Islamic organizations, celebrated its Islamic calendar centenary on Wednesday in Yogyakarta with a pledge to use the

Malang – Compared to their predecessors, followers of the Muhammadiyah Islamic group today are less wealthy, its chairman says.

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Several regional branches of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), the country's highest self-proclaimed Islamic authority, say the doomsday-themed Hollyw

Hera Diani – The heat was excruciating as the first batch of hajj pilgrims entered the transit dormitory in East Jakarta a day before their flight to Saudi Arabia on Oct. 23.

Jakarta – The South Kalimantan chapter of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has proposed an edict banning the use of loudspeakers if they are considered to be disturbing other people,