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Ministry considers playtime limit for video games like PUBG
National 6 years ago

Ministry considers playtime limit for video games like PUBG

Spoilsports: Following the threat of a fatwa issued against PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, the government is considering to limit playtime on the popular shooter game.
Fatwa and reviving literacy
Opinion 8 years ago

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Fatwa and reviving literacy

This fatwa or edict came in response to the increasing amount of hoaxes and hate speech that are mostly distributed through social media. 
Women clerics: environmental destruction is 'haram'
National 8 years ago

Women clerics: environmental destruction is 'haram'

Muslim clerics have issued a fatwa, declaring the destruction of nature for the sake of economic development as haram, or forbidden under Islamic law, because it can trigger social and economic imbalances
Anies shifting toward conservatism
City 9 years ago

Anies shifting toward conservatism

Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Anies Baswedan has taken further steps to reach out to conservative Muslims by speaking at a mass gathering organized by the National Movement to Safeguard the Indonesian Ulema Council’s Fatwa (GNPF-MUI) on Sunday.
Santa hat steals show at Gus Dur's annual memorial
National 9 years ago

Santa hat steals show at Gus Dur's annual memorial

A Muslim participant stole the crowd’s attention on Friday evening during an event held to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the death of Indonesia's fourth president, Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, as he was wearing a red Santa hat paired with an Islamic male shirt, locally known as baju koko.
Staff in Jakarta malls object to Santa hats for style reasons
City 9 years ago

Staff in Jakarta malls object to Santa hats for style reasons

Employees opt not to wear Santa hats because they look odd. Malls do not require employees to wear Christmas attributes.
Indonesia Ulema Council defends fatwa on Christmas attributes ban
National 9 years ago

Indonesia Ulema Council defends fatwa on Christmas attributes ban

Indonesia Ulema Council (MUI) chairman Ma'ruf Amin has defended the council's fatwa, or edict, prohibiting companies and business owners from forcing their employees to wear Christmas-related paraphernalia, saying that the fatwa was made based on feedback from Muslim congregations.
Surabaya malls vow to obey MUI ban on Christmas attire for Muslim employees
National 9 years ago

Surabaya malls vow to obey MUI ban on Christmas attire for Muslim employees

Managers of shopping centers in Surabaya, East Java, have vowed not to require Muslim employees to wear Christmas attire at work this holiday season, following pressure from the Islam Defenders Front.
Police escort FPI members during raid on Santa hats in Surabaya malls
National 9 years ago

Police escort FPI members during raid on Santa hats in Surabaya malls

The Surabaya Police escorted Islam Defenders Front (FPI) members on Sunday as they raided shopping malls in the East Java capital to check whether outlets had ordered employees to wear Christmas attire such as Santa hats.
MUI edict on Christmas imbues spirit of tolerance: Minister
National 9 years ago

MUI edict on Christmas imbues spirit of tolerance: Minister

Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin said the Indonesian Ulema Council’s edict banning Muslims from wearing other religious paraphernalia was a form of religious tolerance.
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