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

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

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

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – A delegation from the National Movement to Safeguard the Indonesian Ulema Council's Fatwa (GNPF-MUI) met with President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo at the Merdeka Palace in Jak

Dedy Priatmojo, Daru Waskita (Yogyakarta) – There was an unusual sight during the 1438th Idul Fitri prayers at the Wonosari Square in the Gunungkidul regency of Yogyakarta province, Central Java, o

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – British Ambassador to Indonesia Moazzam Malik has praised the Idul Fitri gathering at the State Palace held by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Ka

Aman Rochman, Malang – As a sign of respect for Muslims attending Idul Fitri morning mass prayers, two churches in Malang, East Java, decided to reschedule their morning services on Sunday.

Jakarta – While patriotism and nationalistic values were the main topics of the Idul Fitri sermon at Jakarta's Istiqlal mosque, Southeast Asia's largest Islamic house of worship, some regional head

Jakarta – Prominent cleric Quraish Shihab delivered the Idul Fitri sermon at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta on Sunday, addressing the masses about the importance of nationalism and patriotism as va

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police said on Tuesday that they had confiscated 30 sharp weapons from four youth gangs during outdoor predawn meal events known as "sahur on the road."

Jakarta – Two groups having sahur (predawn meals) outdoors on the road (SOTR) clashed at the Penjernihan gas station in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, on Monday, leaving 13 people injured.

Haeril Halim, Wonosobo, Central Java – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo performed the evening Ramadhan prayer of tawareh at Al Asy'ariyyah Islamic boarding school in Wonosobo in Central Java on Frida

Haeril Halim, Cilacap, Central Java – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo filled the first day of his Central Java working tour on Thursday with various religious activities by visiting several Islamic

Ray Yen – During Ramadan, orphans are in high demand. Communal fast breaking, or Iftar, with orphans becomes a common Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practice in the business sphere.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) across the country are being told to stay away from politics.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – In a move to curb the intolerance triggered by growing sectarian sentiment, hundreds of pesantren (Islamic boarding schools) from across Java Island are set to gath

Yuddy Cahya – With their heads covered with Islamic headscarves, the three members of the Indonesian band VoB ("Voice of Baceprot" or "Noisy Voice") do not look like your typical heavy metal group.

Jakarta – Banks and other financial institutions have started rolling out initiatives in anticipation of a surge in consumer spending during the fasting month of Ramadhan by offering more credit ca

Krithika Varagur, Jakarta, Indonesia – Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting that starts Friday, has typically been a relaxed affair in the world's most populous Muslim country, Indonesia.

Jakarta – A movement to address the contextualization of Islamic teaching, dubbed Humanitarian Islam, has been inaugurated in Jombang, East Java.

Jakarta (AFP) – Wearing a red hijab and all-encompassing gown, Sakdiyah Maruf cuts an unusual figure in a dark, smokey Jakarta bar as she reels off taboo-breaking jokes to laughter from a rapt audi

Deasy Simandjuntak – Indonesia has moved to disband the decades-old hardline group Hizb ut-Tahrir Indonesia (HTI).

Jakarta – Jakarta district and subdistrict authorities have been instructed to intensify the monitoring of liquor distribution ahead of the start of the Ramadhan fasting month on May 27.

Jakarta – A member of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), the nation's top Islamic clerical body, has said that people who want to replace the country's political system with khilafah (an Islamic c

Jakarta – An Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) leader has said that the Islamic caliphate system often propagated by ultraconservative Muslim groups was not suitable for Indonesia, calling it outdated

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The country's biggest Islamic organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has said religion in the archipelago should incorporate local cultures.

Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin said on Thursday (27/04) the International Seminar on Women Ulama succeeded in revitalizing the role of female clerics in the Muslim worl

On April 24-27, the Indonesian Women's Ulama Congress, or KUPI, was held in Cirebon, West Java.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Ati Nurbaiti, Cirebon, West Java – An 11-year-old girl was raped years ago by her own grandfather, who also played the role of muezzin (caller to prayer) in his community.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Cirebon, West Java – Muslim clerics have issued a fatwa, declaring the destruction of nature for the sake of economic development as haram, or forbidden under Islamic law, be

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Cirebon, West Java – Female Muslim clerics attending an Indonesian women's ulema congress in Cirebon, West Java, issued on Thursday a fatwa that says sexual violence is haram

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Cirebon, West Java – Responding to the long-standing controversy over polygamy, Indonesia's women Muslim clerics are emphasizing that the practice is not part of Islamic teac

Jakarta – Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) chairman Ma'ruf Amin stated on Saturday that a caliphate, a system of Islamic rule under a leader considered a successor to Prophet Muhammad, was not suitab

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – The Wahid Hasyim University (Unwahas) Semarang, which is affiliated with Nahdatul Ulama (NU), launched on Saturday a center for religious and peace studies to h

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inaugurated a grand mosque on Daan Mogot Road in West Jakarta on Saturday (15/04), expressing his hope that the place of worship will strengthen and promote

Marguerite Afra Sapiie and Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court's recent ruling curtailing the central government's authority to revoke regional bylaws may embolden local politicians to

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – In another move to balance out his firm stance against Muslim radicals participating in sectarian rallies, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has toned down earlier st

Agus Maryon, Banyumas – Hundreds of members of Barisan Ansor Serbaguna (Banser), the youth wing of Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), have taken down banners calling

Jakarta – Leading Muslim intellectual Syafii Maarif said that religions should not be used as a political tool as "it could lead to national disintegration."

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has clarified his statement about not mixing politics with religion, which generated a negative reaction from several Muslim organizations who accused him o

Sukoharjo (Okezone) – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo says that politics and religion should be connected in the right context, not be totally separated.

Jakarta – With local hard-line Islamic groups fanning sectarian sentiments in Indonesia's public sphere and several Muslim majority countries ravaged by bloody conflicts, the youth wing of the nati

Jakarta – The standardization of pesantren (Islamic boarding schools) is not part of the government's efforts to deradicalize Islamic extremists, but instead aims to further spread moderate Islam,

Jakarta – The Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) rejected on Sunday the government's plan to regulate sermons during Friday prayers, arguing that there was nothing worrying about the content of the serm

Margareth S. Aritonang and Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Islamic education teachers in private and public schools will soon be required to have a bachelor's degree in Islamic studies.