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March 15, 2019

New Mandala - March 15, 2019

Azis Anwar Fachrudin – In the aftermath of Jakarta's 2017 gubernatorial election, it seemed that Indonesia's Islamists would be more solid than ever in their support for Prabowo Subian

March 14, 2019

Tempo - March 14, 2019

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – The head of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) for communication and information division, Masduki Baidowi, appealed to all parties to not politicize the houses

March 12, 2019

Coconuts Jakarta - March 12, 2019

Amid all the news stories about government misadministration leading to foreigners being registered in the voter database for April's presidential and legislative elections, one firebr

Indonesia at Melbourne - March 12, 2019

After the mass mobilisation of conservative Muslims in late 2016 and early 2017 associated with the Jakarta gubernatorial election and the blasphemy allegations against former Jakarta

March 11, 2019

Detik News - March 11, 2019

Indah Mutiara Kami, Jakarta – The deputy chairperson of Prabowo Subianto's Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), Fadli Zon, has again met with fugitive Islamic Defenders Front (

March 6, 2019

Asia Pacific Report - March 6, 2019

Benny Mawel, Jayapura – A radical Muslim cleric faces being kicked out of Papua after more than 2000 Christians in Indonesia's Christian-majority eastern province demanded his expulsio

March 5, 2019

Coconuts Jakarta - March 5, 2019

One illustration of the creeping Islamization in Indonesia that some observers have warned about is the number of local and regional governments that have made prayers a work obligatio

March 4, 2019

Tempo - March 4, 2019

Egi Adyatama, Friski Riana, Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP) admits that they are not worried about the findings reported by pollster Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI) Denny J

March 1, 2019

Jakarta Globe - March 1, 2019

Farouk Arnaz & Dion Bisara, Jakarta – Police have named firebrand cleric Ja'far Umar Thalib, former commander of the disbanded Islamist militant organization Laskar Jihad, a suspec

February 26, 2019

Coconuts Jakarta - February 26, 2019

Slamet Maarif, the head of the Islamist group the 212 Alumni Brotherhood (PA 212), has been relieved of all charges of illegal political campaigning, a mere two weeks after he was name

February 24, 2019

February 22, 2019

Tempo - February 22, 2019

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Vice presidential hopeful number 01 Ma'ruf Amin asserted that the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) was an independent institution that should not set up any event

Tempo - February 22, 2019

Dias Prasongko, Jakarta – The Munajat 212 event held at Jakarta's National Monument (Monas) last night showed a video of Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab leading a pr

February 19, 2019

Coconuts Jakarta - February 19, 2019

As has become prevalent in Indonesia in recent years, especially in the lead up to major elections, many religious figures have used their influence to push a political agenda, often i

February 17, 2019

ABC News - February 17, 2019

Erwin Renaldi and Farid Ibrahim – Gayatri, who only wants to be referred to by her first name, considers herself a "normal" practising Muslim woman.

Tempo - February 17, 2019

Jakarta (Antara) – Ace Hasan Syadzily, a spokesman for the Joko Widodo (Jokowi)-Ma'ruf Amin National Campaign Team, stressed that the incumbent President Jokowi had never politicized h

February 16, 2019

Jakarta Post - February 16, 2019

Ivany Atina Arbi, Bengkulu – Sectarianism is exacerbating political divisions in the country as voters now view politics as "a matter of life and death" and not a "worldly" issue in wh

February 13, 2019

Jakarta Post - February 13, 2019

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – In the lead up to the legislative and presidential elections in April, the country's second-largest Islamic organization, Muhammadiyah, is set to hold

February 10, 2019

Jakarta Post - February 10, 2019

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – For centuries, mosques have served as places where Muslims deepen their knowledge of Islamic teachings.

February 7, 2019

Coconuts Jakarta - February 7, 2019

Over the past week, Muslims all over the world have been pressuring Nike to redesign the logo on the soles of their Nike Air Max shoes because it allegedly resembles the Arabic script

February 6, 2019

Tempo - February 6, 2019

Jakarta (Antara) – In a speech in front of the Nahdalatul Ulama (NU) crowd, Vice presidential candidate Ma'ruf Amin said that the '212-movement' shifted away from its original goal and

January 28, 2019

Jakarta Post - January 28, 2019

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's younger brother, Hashim Djojohadikusumo, who is also a member of Prabowo's campaign team, said he could guarantee that the Gerindra

Jakarta Post - January 28, 2019

Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla has said that the number of mosques in Indonesia has increased significantly in recent years, but the exact number of remains a mystery.

January 23, 2019

Tempo - January 23, 2019

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – The 212 Brotherhood (PA 212) gave their opinion upon Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's prison release tomorrow.

January 21, 2019

January 4, 2019

Tribune News - January 4, 2019

Chaerul Umam, Jakarta – The 212 Reunion organising committee has held a "212 Award" for media and individuals that have consistently championed the 212's patriotic spirit by reporting

January 3, 2019

Jakarta Post - January 3, 2019

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – A group of Muslim clerics in Aceh has challenged Indonesian presidential candidates to undergo a Quran reading test as a way to determine the best figu

January 1, 2019

Merdeka.com - January 1, 2019

Ya'cob Billiocta – 212 Alumni Brotherhood Secretary General Bernard Abdul Jabbar believes that the Koran reading test for prospective presidential (capres) and vice presidential candid

December 31, 2018

CNN Indonesia - December 31, 2018

Jakarta – In the lead up to New Years Eve this year, a number of regional governments issued appeals warning the public not to be excessive in celebrating the New Year or to do so with

December 22, 2018

Jakarta Post - December 22, 2018

Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/Medan – Hundreds of people from several Islamic organizations held a #SaveMuslimUighur rally in front of the Chinese Consulate in Medan, North Sumatra, on Frida

Akurat.co - December 22, 2018

Indonesia is becoming less and less safe for journalists despite the fact that they are protected under Law Number 40/1999 on the Press.

December 19, 2018

Akurat.co - December 19, 2018

Muslimin – A survey by the Denny JA Indonesia Survey Circle (LSI) has concluded that Islamic ormas (mass organisations) are beginning to abandon the Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno pr

December 17, 2018

Detik News - December 17, 2018

Zunita Putri, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto's Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) has welcomed a suggestion by the Islamic based Justice and Prosperity Party (PKS) for next year's

December 10, 2018

Coconuts Jakarta - December 10, 2018

Those who keep abreast of happenings around the region may be aware that Malaysia had their own "212" moment over the weekend, specifically the huge "Malay-First" rally protesting again

December 7, 2018

Tempo - December 7, 2018

Andita Rahma, Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – National Police confirmed the status of a cleric Muhammad Bahar alias Bahar bin Smith as the suspect for allegedly defaming President Joko 'Jokowi

December 5, 2018

Tempo - December 5, 2018

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Deputy Chief of the Jokowi-Ma'ruf campaign team, Abdul Kadir Karding, argues that it is not appropriate for Prabowo Subianto to express his distaste against news

Metro TV News - December 5, 2018

Whisnu Mardiansyah, Jakarta – Presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto claims that the majority of journalists are publishing lies.

Detik News - December 5, 2018

M Guruh Nuary, Jakarta – The 212 Reunion is over and proceeded in an orderly fashion.

CNN Indonesia - December 5, 2018

Jakarta – 212 Alumni Brotherhood (PA 212) chairperson Slamet Maarif says that regardless of the outcome of the 2019 presidential election the group will remain a moral movement similar

December 4, 2018

Jakarta Post - December 4, 2018

Jakarta – Members of the coalition endorsing the President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Ma'ruf Amin ticket shrugged off the call on Muslim voters to shun presidential candidates and politic

Jakarta Post - December 4, 2018

Jakarta – The Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has launched an investigation into potential violations of election regulations in a rally held on Sunday and organized by a group c

December 3, 2018

Jakarta Post - December 3, 2018

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Tempo - December 3, 2018

Dewi Nurita, Taufiq Siddiq and Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab repeatedly reminded participants of the 212 reunion rally that 2019 marks the ye

Jakarta Post - December 3, 2018

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Thousands of Muslims gathered in Medan, North Sumatra, on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the 2016 anti-Ahok rally as they followed in the footsteps of their

Jakarta Post - December 3, 2018

Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has received reports about the involvement of children in a massive rally staged by Islamic groups around the National Monume

December 2, 2018

CNN Indonesia - December 2, 2018

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – The name of presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto was shouted repeatedly during a 212 Reunion action on December 2 at the National Monument (Monas) in Central J

Tempo - December 2, 2018

Antara, Jakarta – Deputy Secretary General of the Indonesia Ulema Council (MUI) Tengku Zulkarnain called on younger generation who attended the 212 alumni reunion in Jakarta on Sunday t

Jakarta Globe - December 2, 2018

Muhamad Al Azhari, Jakarta – Opponents of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has marked Dec.

November 30, 2018

Jakarta Post - November 30, 2018

Gisela Swaragita, Jakarta – Authorities in Jakarta are preparing for the worst when Islamic group 212 Rally Alumni is expected to gather at the National Monument (Monas) square in Centr