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Academia 1 week ago
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Watching the 35th NU congress from the diaspora
As Nahdlatul Ulama gathers for its 35th Muktamar, a former diaspora leader argues that safeguarding the organization’s future demands uncompromising independence from power, global literacy at the helm and a real voice for cadres abroad.
Society 1 month ago
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Critics lambaste anti-LGBTQ syllabus plan for religious schools
The government's plan to introduce a syllabus that aims to prevent "the spread of LGBTQ culture” has garnered broad criticism from education and rights observers for its antidemocratic stance and its potential to not only reinforce but also legitimize systemic discrimination against a minority group.
Academia 2 months ago
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Predators in the classroom: We are leaving children defenseless
To restore broken public trust and shield children from institutional abuse, we must replace outdated taboos with mandatory classroom body literacy by embedding adolescent reproductive health education in school curricula.
Academia 3 months ago
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The missing pillar: Faith-based efforts to help solve Jakarta’s waste crisis
Jakarta’s billion-dollar WtE dreams will remain buried under a landslide of inefficiency unless the city bridges the gap between high-tech downstream plants and the untapped power of faith-based household sorting.
Archipelago 4 months ago
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Central Java cleric arrested over alleged sexual abuse of students
According to one of the victims’ attorneys, Ali Yusron, approximately 50 students at the Islamic boarding school were allegedly sexually abused by AS between 2020 and 2024, although most have so far declined to file formal police reports, BBC Indonesia reported.
Archipelago 8 months ago
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State funding for collapsed Sidoarjo ‘pesantren’ under scrutiny
The government has begun rebuilding the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school (pesantren) in Sidoarjo, East Java, even as public criticism mounts over the use of state funds to reconstruct the privately run institution, whose prayer hall collapsed in late September, killing more than 60 students.
Archipelago 10 months ago
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Another fatal building collapse raises alarm over ‘pesantren’ safety standards
Last month, on Sept. 29, a three-story building at Al Khoziny School in Sidoarjo regency, also in East Java, collapsed while dozens of students were performing asar (afternoon prayers), killing 63 and injuring many others.
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