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November 30, 2018

Jakarta Globe - November 30, 2018

Sheany, Jakarta – It is nearly two years since thousands of protesters took to the streets of Central Jakarta to demand the arrest of then-Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama on blas

Coconuts Jakarta - November 30, 2018

It's pretty much an open secret that the 212 mass protest on December 2, 2016, that saw hundreds of thousands of demonstrators demand the imprisonment of former Jakarta Governor Basuki

Jakarta Post - November 30, 2018

Jakarta – Police say it will be business as usual on Sunday, when Islamic groups are expected to gather again at Monas square in Gambir, Central Jakarta, exactly two years after a large

November 29, 2018

Coconuts Jakarta - November 29, 2018

This Sunday will mark exactly two years since the massive hardliner-led protest against former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama for his alleged blasphemy that took place o

November 27, 2018

Coconuts Jakarta - November 27, 2018

December 2, 2016 is a date with huge significance to many of Indonesia's Islamic organizations.

November 26, 2018

Tempo - November 26, 2018

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Spokesman of the 212 alumni brotherhood (PA 212) Novel Bamukmin called for its members to avert from gathering at the Istiqlal Mosque during the grou

November 22, 2018

CNN Indonesia - November 22, 2018

Jakarta – The Secretary General of the Islamic Community Forum (FUI), Muhammad Al Khaththath, says that it is haram to vote for candidates – whether they are running for the executive o

November 21, 2018

CNN Indonesia - November 21, 2018

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – Indonesia Madani Circle (LIMA) director Ray Rangkuti believes that the planned reunion of the Alumni 212 on December 2 is purely a political activity and has no

November 18, 2018

Kumparan - November 18, 2018

West Sumatra Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI) chairperson Buya Gusrizal Gazahar has forbidden (mengharamkan) the Islamic community from voting for leaders who reject bylaws (perda) based

November 13, 2018

Jakarta Post - November 13, 2018

Theresia Sufa, Bogor – The Bogor Police refused to give permission to an event that was meant to be held at the Az-Zikra Mosque in Bogor regency on Nov.

November 10, 2018

Tempo - November 10, 2018

Friski Riana, Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla compared sermons in Malaysian mosques to Indonesia.

November 2, 2018

Jakarta Post - November 2, 2018

Jakarta – A planned rally to protest the recent burning of a black flag bearing an Islamic creed is a waste of energy and not relevant, a senior government official has said.

Breitbart - November 2, 2018

A huge protest march in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Friday brought thousands of Muslims to the streets waving black flags emblazoned with the shahada, the Muslim declaration of faith ("There

November 1, 2018

Jakarta Globe - November 1, 2018

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – The government has called for unity and asked the nation not to succumb to provocations by the banned mass organization Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia.

October 28, 2018

Jakarta Post - October 28, 2018

Ruslan Sangadji, Palu – The Central Sulawesi Police are investigating a recent attack against the Palu secretariat office of GP Ansor, the youth wing of the country's largest Muslim org

October 27, 2018

Detik News - October 27, 2018

Audrey Santoso, Jakarta – A group of people who were part of a Defend the Tauhid [Oneness of God] action at the Poso regency House of Representatives (DPRD) in Central Sulawesi have tak

Jakarta Post - October 27, 2018

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Following the Islamic flag burning incident that has led to protests by thousands of people around the country, Muslim leaders assembled on Friday night to

Jakarta Post - October 27, 2018

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Ganug Nugroho and Sri Wahyuni, Jakarta/Klaten/Yogyakarta – The uproar surrounding a recent flag-burning incident reached new heights on Friday, with thousands of

October 26, 2018

Al Jazeera - October 26, 2018

Organisers of an Indonesian movement to promote a moderate brand of Islam cancelled a mass rally after its youth supporters burned the flag of an outlawed hard line Muslim group, sparki

Tempo - October 26, 2018

Jakarta – Hundreds of protesters dubbing themselves as the Tauhid Words Defending Action Movement staged a protest in front of the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Securit

Jakarta Post - October 26, 2018

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – Participants of the Global Unity Forum (GUF) II, an international interfaith forum jointly hosted by Nahdlatul Ulama's youth wing GP Ansor and the Bayt Ar Rahm

Jakarta Post - October 26, 2018

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Hundreds of protesters took to the street on Friday against the recent burning of a black flag bearing an Islamic creed written in Arabic, demanding th

Liputan 6 - October 26, 2018

Ika DefiantiIka Defianti, Jakarta – A Defend the Tauhid [Oneness of God] action in Jakarta on Friday by a group of people angered over the burning of the Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) f

October 25, 2018

Jakarta Post - October 25, 2018

Jakarta – Indonesia's second largest Islamic organization, Muhammadiyah, has urged Muslims across the country to remain calm over the flag-burning incident that occurred on Monday at a

October 24, 2018

Jakarta Post - October 24, 2018

Jakarta – Three men who took down a black flag with an Islamic creed written in Arabic and burned it during National Santri (Islamic students) Day in Garut, West Java, apologized on Tue

October 23, 2018

Jakarta Post - October 23, 2018

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – A video depicting members of the civilian security unit under the Nahdlatul Ulama's Ansor youth wing (Banser) burning what is believed to be a Hizbut Tahrir I

October 22, 2018

Kumparan News - October 22, 2018

Presidential candidate Number 2, Prabowo Subianto, has received a boost in support from the Indonesian Islamic Boarding School Students Front (Front Santri Indonesia, FSI) which was est

Kumparan News - October 22, 2018

The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) has held a commemoration of National Santri Day at an event which also celebrated the anniversary of the Indonesian Islamic Boarding School Students Fr

Kumparan News - October 22, 2018

The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) has held a commemoration of National Santri Day at an event which also celebrated the anniversary of the Indonesian Islamic Boarding School Students Fr

CNN Indonesia - October 22, 2018

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – Since the 2019 presidential campaign period officially opened on September 22, both presidential and vice presidential tickets have waged "guerrilla warfare" th

October 10, 2018

Reuters - October 10, 2018

Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Fanny Potkin, Jakarta – Hardline Islamists protested in Indonesia's capital on Wednesday over the investigation of an opposition activist who claimed that bruisi

September 25, 2018

Tempo - September 25, 2018

Syafiul Hadi, Jakarta – The Jokowi-Ma'ruf campaign team deputy chairman Arsul Sani revealed that the presidential and vice presidential hopefuls will present several programs that will

September 19, 2018

Tempo - September 19, 2018

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Presidential and vice presidential hopefuls Prabowo Subianto – Sandiaga Uno have yet to configure the final structure of its campaign team on Tuesday eve

September 18, 2018

Jakarta Post - September 18, 2018

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's running mate in the 2019 election, Muslim cleric Ma'ruf Amin, has responded to a recent gathering of clerics and Musli

September 17, 2018

Jakarta Post - September 17, 2018

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto signed on Sunday an "integrity pact" with ulemas and Muslim activists united under the National Movement to Safeguard the Ulema Fatwa (

Tempo - September 17, 2018

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Sandiaga Uno, a future vice presidential candidate, pledged to follow the rules and conditions regarding the campaign for 2019 presidential election.

September 4, 2018

Jakarta Post - September 4, 2018

Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin has said that he is against the intimidation of religious preachers, including ustadz (Muslim teacher) Abdul Somad.

August 22, 2018

Tempo - August 22, 2018

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Secretary General of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Eddy Soeparno, said that his party will not exercise politics of identity in the 2019 Presidential Election.

August 20, 2018

Tempo - August 20, 2018

Rezki Alvionitasari, Jakarta – Djoko Santoso, the deputy chairman of the Gerindra Party's supervisory council, said a number of ulemas from the National Movement to Safeguard the Ulema

Kumparan News - August 20, 2018

The Deputy Chairperson of Prabowo Subianto's Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), Ferry Juliantono, says that it is natural to use identity politics in general elections because

August 16, 2018

Tempo - August 16, 2018

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Presidential and vice president candidate Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno visited the Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama Executive Board (PBNU) on Th

August 10, 2018

Human Rights Watch News Release - August 10, 2018

Jakarta – The decision by Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to select Ma'ruf Amin as his vice-presidential running mate in the 2019 presidential election, raises questions about

August 7, 2018

Jakarta Post - August 7, 2018

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Ulemas and Muslim activists united under the National Movement to Safeguard the Ulema Fatwa (GNPF) are pushing Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto

August 4, 2018

Tempo - August 4, 2018

Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – Alumni of the 212 Presidium expressed their dissatisfaction over the results of the Ulema Ijtima (Meeting) conducted by the Fatwa Safeguard National Movement (G

July 16, 2018

Jakarta Post - July 16, 2018

Jakarta – West Java governor-elect Ridwan Kamil has pledged to develop a province-wide village program for nurturing hafiz, or Muslims that have memorized the Quran, during his term in

July 11, 2018

Tempo - July 11, 2018

Jakarta (Antara) – House Speaker Bambang Soesatyo encouraged the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) and Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) to respond to a finding that 41 out of the 1

July 10, 2018

Indonesia at Melbourne - July 10, 2018

Activists linked to Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) have savaged the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) online, comparing it to the outlawed Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) and claiming it spreads ho

July 9, 2018

Jakarta Post - July 9, 2018

Andi Muhammad Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – The government must look at its own backyard to continue the fight against radicalism as a recent study found that dozens of mosques at government off