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National 7 years ago

Conservative Muslims reject antirape bill over 'pro-adultery, LGBT' concerns

“Issues like adultery and sexual morality are already included in the KUHP [Criminal Code] bill,” said Komnas Perempuan commissioner Mariana Amiruddin. “This bill is the only one that looks out for the victims.”

Entertainment 7 years ago

After 'Mary Shelley', pioneering Saudi female director keen to film back home

Fresh from shooting her first film in English, Haifaa al-Mansour plans to return to her native Saudi Arabia next month for her new project -- but this time, she won't be directing out of view by walkie-talkie from the back of a van.

Editorial 7 years ago

EDITORIAL: State-sponsored ghetto

Last week, in true Kafkaesque fashion, the government decided that in response to demands that native faith followers be granted recognition from the state, it would issue a different type of identity card.

Opinion 8 years ago

Commentary: How beach volleyball outfits can jeopardize Asian Games

We are very good at creating our own logic. The bikini bottoms worn by female beach volleyball players violate religious norms.

National 8 years ago

Muslim scholar group backs court process for HTI ban

Joining other supporters of the dismissal of anti-Pancasila groups, the Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals Association (ICMI) said on Monday that it supported the government’s plan to ban Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) through a court process.

National 8 years ago

Caliphate system outdated: MUI leader

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Islamic caliphate system often propagated by ultraconservative Muslim groups was not suitable for Indonesia, calling it outdated by standards of a modern democracy.

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