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National 9 years ago
Practicing Muslims wary of hate-filled Friday sermons
Heickel Alkatiri, an assistant manager at a tobacco firm, said he was now reluctant to attend Friday prayers at the mosque near his house in Duren Tiga, South Jakarta. He said he looked for soothing sermons about Islamic values, but what he got was nothing more than hate speech.
National 9 years ago
Kalla asks mosques to lower speaker volumes following Tanjung Balai riot
Vice President Jusuf Kalla has reminded mosques to keep the volume of their loudspeakers at a reasonable level so as not to cause disturbances in the wake of a riot in Tanjung Balai, North Sumatra last week following an argument over a mosque loudspeaker.
World 9 years ago
People vote in churches and synagogues. Why not a mosque?
Palm Beach County voters have been assigned to polling stations in about 80 Christian churches and five synagogues or Jewish centers this year, along with schools, government buildings and other locations. Until last week, a single mosque was part of this mix.
National 9 years ago
Mosques, churches use Idul Fitri to tighten bonds
Mosque and church caretakers say they always use the Idul Fitri holiday as an opportunity to strengthen interfaith friendship and cooperation. For them, small gestures of kindness are pivotal to preserving inter-religious relationships.
