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Opinion 11 months ago
PREMIUM
Analysis: Prabowo launches diplomatic offensive in Islamic world
Indonesia has always kept a low profile in the Islamic world despite being the country with the largest Muslim population in the world. It has not taken any noteworthy initiative in the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) comprising mostly Muslim-majority countries, which is riveted with geopolitical competition among its members. Indonesia’s main contribution is in making up the number to bolster the collective voice of the pan-Islamic group.
Asia & Pacific 1 year ago
Malaysia charges 22 people linked to Islamic firm GISB with organized crime
Those charged on Wednesday included Mohammad Adib At-Tarmimi, the son of late Malaysian preacher Ashaari Mohamed, the founder of the Al-Arqam religious sect that was outlawed by the government in 1994 for allegedly spreading deviant Islamic teachings in the Muslim-majority country.
Opinion 1 year ago
PREMIUM
Analysis: Conservative Indonesian voters shun Islamism
While Indonesians have become more religiously conservative, most of them shunned Islamism in the February general election, as indicated by the failure of the United Development Party (PPP), the country’s oldest Islamist political party, to win any seats in the national legislature for the first time in its 51-year history.
Community 3 years ago
In his eyes: Japanese scholar chronicles firsthand accounts of Muslim figures
Japanese political scientist Hisanori Kato’s poignant firsthand account of his encounters with Indonesian Muslims from 1991 to the first decade of this millennium provides invaluable insights into a stormy period in Indonesian history.
Art & Culture 4 years ago
12th century prayer room found under mosque in Iraq’s Mosul
The foundations of a prayer hall from the 12th century have been discovered under the Al-Nuri mosque -- where the Islamic State group once proclaimed their "caliphate" -- in Iraq's Mosul, site managers said Tuesday.
