Jakarta – Listing six reasons for choosing a leader, an invitation bearing the letterhead of Al-Ihsan Mosque in Jalan Sei Batang Hari, Medan, circulated on some online chat groups a day

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has a new ally.

President Joko Widodo may be Muslim, but that doesn't necessarily mean next year's election won't be affected by attacks from Islamic hardliners in a similar way to what happened during

Kanupriya Kapoor, Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – About 100 residents of a gritty commercial district of Indonesia's capital listen intently as a man roars into a microphone: "Are you

Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – The police have issued an investigation termination warrant (SP3) on the pornography chat case involving Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) leader Habib Rizieq Shih

Jakarta – Bandung-based preacher Abdullah "Aa Gym" Gymnastiar delivered a sermon during Idul Fitri morning prayers on Friday at the Istiqlal Mosque, the country's biggest mosque, in Cen

Jakarta (Antara) – Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council Maruf Amin appealed to the preachers who will deliver the preaching on Eid Day 1439H to avoid practical politics content.

Jakarta – Local residents have removed four campaign banners promoting a caliphate that were installed in North Serpong and along Jl. Raya Serpong, South Tangerang.

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) senior politician Hidayat Nur Wahid has shrugged off accusations that his party had become a subordinate to Islamic Defend

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – Democratic Party central board (DPP) chairman Ferdinand Hutahaean stated his organization declined to join a coalition initiated by Islamic Defenders Fro

The main takeaway from Saturday's meeting Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) leader and pornography case fugitive Rizieq Shihab's and likely presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and Natio

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Margareth Aritonang, Jakarta – The Gerindra Party, a nationalist-based opposition party led by Prabowo Subianto, appears to have supported an idea floated by I

Despite being a fugitive in Saudi Arabia hiding from pornography charges brought against him by the Indonesia Police, Rizieq Shihab, the founder of the hardline Islamic Defenders Front

Vela Andapita, Jakarta – Pictures of politician Amien Rais meeting with cleric Rizieq Shihab – who is currently on the National Police's wanted list – in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, have gone

Gisela Swaragita, Jakarta – Two major opposition figures, Prabowo Subianto and Amien Rais, are currently in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for a religious pilgrimage, sparking rumors of a possibl

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Chairman of the Board of Trustees of National Mandate Party (PAN) Amien Rais has flown to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to perform Umrah (Islamic pilgrimage) with his so

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – A former critic of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo who now works at the State Palace claims that Muslims must not insult the government as it is "a repr

In this tweet from the Twitter account of former Presidium Alumni 212 leader Faizal Assegaf, he is responding to Deputy House Speaker Fahri Hamzah by writing, "...

Gisela Swaragita, Jakarta – Widely spread footage of a Muslim preacher telling his audience at a mosque in Surakarta, Central Java, that voting for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is har

Wasi'ul Ulum, Jakarta – Hundreds of pro-Jokowi Ulemas and Santri (students of Islam) joined in the Jokowi Militant Santri (Samijo) Banten declared its support for President Jokowi to le

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) stated a political discussion in the worship place is allowed so long the topic is not related to either general or region

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) politician Mardani Ali Sera contradicted the Mosque anti-politicization movement supported by pro Joko Widodo (Jokowi) volu

Sheany, Jakarta – The religiously charged rally that drew hundreds of thousands to central Jakarta in December 2016, has shown the great impact of religion upon politics and arguably ma

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has been ranked in the top 20 on this year's list of the world's most influential Muslim figures in the annual publicati

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The biggest problem currently facing the Muslim community according to Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla is economy.

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – Two of the biggest Islamic groups in Indonesia, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, have pledged to ensure unity in the world's largest Muslim democracy d

A group calling themselves the Revolutionary Islamic Forum (FUIR) held a small demonstration in front of Jakarta City Hall yesterday afternoon demanding that Jakarta Governor Anies Basw

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Around 50 people calling themselves members of the Revolutionary Islamic Community Forum (FUIR) staged a rally on Monday, demanding Jakarta Governor Anies Ba

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – An Islamist group calling itself the Revolutionary Islamic Community Forum (FUIR) plans to stage a rally on Monday against Governor Anies Baswedan, who it accus

Faizal Assegaf would once have been considered an important ally of Rizieq Shihab, the fugitive founder of the hardline Islamic Defenders Front (FPI).

Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – Mardani Ali Sera has clarified a statement by sacked Alumni Presidium 212 founder Faizal Assegaf who said that Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan used Islamic

Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – Recently sacked founder of the Presidium Alumni 212, Faizal Assegaf, has accused Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan of using Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) lea

Chitra Paramaesti, Jakarta – General Secretary of Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) Jakarta Novel Bamukmin said that if God wills, FPI leader Rizieq Shihab may become the next President of

Presidium Alumni 212, a union of Islamic hardline groups which formed after the December 2, 2016 mass protest against former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama (yes, apparen

Jakarta (Antara) – Former Deputy Police Chief Budi Gunawan appointed as the Chairman of Indonesian Mosque Council (DMI) for the 2017-2022 period.

Some people really thought that the movement to persecute former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama for his alleged blasphemy was just about defending religion and not polit

Seysha Desnikia, Jakarta – Islamic Community Forum (FUI) Secretary general Muhammad Al-Khaththath has expressed his disappointment with several political parties contesting the 2018 reg

There has been a great deal of concern about the increasing politicization of Islam in Indonesia, especially ahead of this year's regional elections.

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Ridwan Kamil, the popular mayor of Bandung in Indonesia's West Java Province, was once touted by Muslim conservatives to be destined for national leadership.

Chitra Paramaesti, Jakarta – Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) deputy secretary-general Amirsyah Tambunan condemned politicization of religion practiced by certain groups.

Kiki Siregar – Riding a horse or nailing an archery target is tough at the best of times – it's even harder when you're wearing a niqab.

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – Some 400 participants attending the International Conference of Al Azhar Alumni at the Islamic Center in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), have discussed topics ranging fr

Jakarta – The government has revoked the authority of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) to certify halal products, following the inauguration of the Halal Certification Agency by Religious Affairs

Jakarta – Indonesia's largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) is composing a draft curriculum to train 1,000 preachers in Jakarta to spread peaceful Islamic teachings.

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Jakarta – The number of road victims during the annual Idul Fitri exodus dropped by 54 percent this year due to the smooth cooperation between law enforcers and the public, police said on Monday.

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta, Central Java – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo enjoyed the second day of the Idul Fitri holidays in his hometown of Surakarta by donating 4,000 staple food packages to

Agnes Anya and Farida Susanty, Jakarta – Idul Fitri is also a moment when urban families are reminded about the meritorious help of housemaids, as their absence during the long holiday may cost the

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was lauded for his decision to meet leaders of the National Movement to Safeguard the Indonesian Ulema Council's Fatwa (GNPF-MUI), known for its stance agai

Mirjam K nkler and Eva Nisa – Can women interpret Islamic law?