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Archipelago 1 year ago
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Thousands of Ahmadiyah members stranded as authorities ban mass gathering
Thousands of members of the Ahmadiyah community, including women and children, from across the country have been forced to return to their respective homes after the local administration blocked access to Manislor village in Kuningan, West Java, where they were due to hold a mass religious gathering.
Regional Elections 1 year ago
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East Java election: All-women race for NU votes
Java's easternmost province will see a race between three female gubernatorial candidates, with experts saying that voters affiliated with the country's largest Muslim group Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) hold the key to determining the winner.
Regional Elections 2 years ago
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All-women contest in East Java as PKB-NU rift widens
The candidacies of Khofifah, Risma and Luluk were hailed as “historic progress” in Indonesia’s patriarchal society and an indication that the nation is now more open to women occupying leadership roles in local government.
Politics 2 years ago
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Jokowi meets NU leaders, discusses feud with PKB
During the meeting, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo asked Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) executives for the latest updates on the Islamic group's feud with the National Awakening Party (PKB), but did not give any advice or express his position in the conflict, as claimed by NU chair Yahya Cholil Staquf.
Politics 2 years ago
NU, PKB conflict reaches new heights after police reports against Lukman Edy
Tensions between the nation’s largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), and its de facto political vehicle, the National Awakening Party (PKB) have reached new heights after the Islamic party reported its ex-secretary-general, Lukman Edy, to the police.
Politics 2 years ago
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Another Muslim group declares interest in mining concessions
In contrast to their Islamic counterparts of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Muhammadiyah and the Indonesian Mosque Youth Communication Forum (BKPRMI), which have declared their interest in managing coal mining concessions from the government, the Indonesian Bishops Conference (KWI) and the Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) have stood fast in rejecting the policy, citing the environmental and social impacts of the extractive industry.
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