Pichayada Promchertchoo, Banten, Indonesia – Pride and excitement fills the heart of many residents in Banten as they count down to the presidential election on Apr 17.

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Sandiaga Uno should be on a high after their massive Kampanye Akbar (Grand Campaign) event yesterday at Jakarta's Gelora Bu

Martin Slama – Observers have noted the relative tranquillity that has characterised Indonesia's election campaign this year.

Iqbal Tawakal Lazuardi (Contributor), Jakarta – Democrat Party's secretary-general Hinca Pandjaitan said the grand presidential campaign held by the Prabowo Subianto – Sandiaga Uno tic

Presidential challenger Prabowo Subianto has long courted the vote of conservative Islamic voters that support hardline organization such as the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), with the

Ryan Dwiky Anggriawan, Jakarta – Spokeswoman for Prabowo Subianto – Sandiaga Uno campaign team (BPN), Dian Islamiati Fatwa, said that the team is greatly disturbed by the people accusi

Juke Carolina – In Indonesia, the rise of rock star clerics on social media has fueled a movement known as hijrah, capturing the attention of Muslim youth seeking new ways to express t

Nick Kuipers – In a recent op-ed, the acclaimed Indonesian novelist Eka Kurniawan announced that, whatever the outcome of the upcoming Indonesian national election, "the Islamists have

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

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

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

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

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 (

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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