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National 9 years ago
Amnesty discusses intolerance in Yogyakarta with Sri Sultan
Salil Shetty, the secretary general of UK-based human rights organization Amnesty International, has asked Yogyakarta’s Sultan Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X to continue promoting diversity and pluralism following a recent series of intolerant incidents in the province.
Opinion 9 years ago
INSIGHT: Politics of Muslim identity over Santa outfits
As Christmas approached, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MU) issued a fatwa (edict) prohibiting Muslims from wearing “non-Muslim religious attributes”. Not surprisingly, on the pretext of the “familiarization” of the fatwa, members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) have conducted raids of attire considered symbols of Christmas, such as Santa hats, in a few cities — one in Surabaya, which was escorted by the police.
City 9 years ago
Jakarta Police to reroute traffic around three locations during Nov. 4 rally
Jakarta Police are preparing several arrangements to reroute the capital’s traffic in anticipation of heightened gridlock around venues likely to be used by Islamic hard-line protesters, who are planning to stage a rally to demand Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama be prosecuted for alleged religious defamation this Nov. 4.
Opinion 9 years ago
'Perda Ramadhan' and Islamophobia
This is a disclaimer. If you are looking to find any justification to equate the calls to end Perda Ramadhan, the regional bylaw enforced to maintain solemnity during the fasting month, to an Islamophobic act, you can stop reading now. Far from associating the calls to end Perda Ramadhan as Islamophobia, I argue that the so-called Perda Ramadhan shares the same ideological platform with several Islamophobic socio-political discourses in Europe and the US.
National 9 years ago
Indonesia tries to steer convicted militants to new lives
In the heart of Solo city, not far from the Islamic boarding school founded by the radical cleric who inspired the 2002 Bali bombings, the staff of an unremarkable-looking restaurant prepare for another day serving the humble staples of the Indonesian diet to hungry locals.
Opinion 9 years ago
Religious Affairs Ministry: White elephant or political necessity?
Historically, the establishment of the Religious Affairs Ministry was a kind of consolation prize for proponents of political Islam in Indonesia. They were disappointed when Sukarno-Hatta, Indonesia’s founding fathers, refused to insert the words “with the obligation to practice sharia” after “Belief in One God”, the first principle of the state ideology Pancasila.
City 10 years ago
Future uncertain for Yogyakarta transgender school
Al Fatah Islamic School for transgender people in Yogyakarta has ceased all activity and its owners and students are keeping a low profile after the school was shut down by local authorities amid protests from a local hard-line group.
National 10 years ago
Authorities shut down Yogyakarta transgender Islamic school
Local authorities of Kotagede district in Yogyakarta have decided to shut down the Islamic Al Fatah School for transgender students and ban any religious activities from taking place on the premises, citing "public order" issues following pressure from local hard-liners.
