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Politics 1 week ago
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Gontor leader’s blunt remarks highlight ‘pesantren’ political independence
A viral speech by Gontor Islamic boarding school leader Hasan Abdullah Sahal has underscored the institution’s distance from politics, amid growing questions over the independence of Indonesia’s major Muslim organizations under the current administration.
Archipelago 4 months ago
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Central Java cleric arrested over alleged sexual abuse of students
According to one of the victims’ attorneys, Ali Yusron, approximately 50 students at the Islamic boarding school were allegedly sexually abused by AS between 2020 and 2024, although most have so far declined to file formal police reports, BBC Indonesia reported.
Archipelago 11 months ago
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Another fatal building collapse raises alarm over ‘pesantren’ safety standards
Last month, on Sept. 29, a three-story building at Al Khoziny School in Sidoarjo regency, also in East Java, collapsed while dozens of students were performing asar (afternoon prayers), killing 63 and injuring many others.
Society 11 months ago
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New ‘pesantren’ office gains support after deadly collapse at Sidoarjo school
Following the President's green light to set up a new directorate general dedicated to pesantren, experts have hailed the move as necessary to improve both governance and oversight, including for structural issues believed to have led to last month's fatal disaster at a school in Sidoarjo.
Archipelago 11 months ago
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Minister Nasaruddin downplays sexual abuse cases in ‘pesantren’
The Religious Affairs Ministry claimed to having issued several regulations to prevent sexual violence cases from taking place in Islamic boarding schools as part of improvements to preventing such abuses from taking place.
Society 11 months ago
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TV company Trans7 apologizes over ‘offensive’ content on ‘pesantren’
Following protests on social media and on the streets and threats of boycotting the private television company from pesantren students, management and alumni, Trans7 issued a public apology for content deemed disrespectful to the Islamic boarding school community.
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