Niniek Karmini
Niniek Karmini is an author at Religion News Service.
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Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Fitr, but the festivities are marred by the war in Gaza
By Niniek Karmini and Andrew Wilks — April 11, 2024
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Preachers in their sermons called on people to pray for Muslims in Gaza who were suffering after six months of war.
Ramadan kicks off in much of Asia, a day after most of the Middle East
By Niniek Karmini — March 12, 2024
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The government set the start of the holiday for Tuesday after teams from more than 100 regions failed to sight the new moon Sunday.
Muslims mark Eid al-Fitr holiday with joy, worry
By Kathy Gannon, Mariam Fam, and Niniek Karmini — May 2, 2022
CAIRO (AP) — This year, Muslims around the world are observing Eid al-Fitr in the shadow of a surge in global food prices exacerbated by the war in Ukraine.
Indonesian prosecutors seek life for Bali bombing suspect
By Niniek Karmini — January 5, 2022
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Police and prosecutors say Zulkarnaen is the former military commander of Jemaah Islamiyah, a Southeast Asian militant group with ties to al-Qaida.
Indonesian Muslims mark grim Eid amid devastating virus wave
By Niniek Karmini — July 20, 2021
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia is now Asia's COVID-19 hot spot with the most confirmed daily cases. Infections and deaths have surged.
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