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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 around the world consider climate during Ramadan
By Edna Tarigan and Mariam Fam — April 17, 2023
Looking after the environment, suggests the website of the Islamic Society of North America is 'based upon the premise that Islam has ordained us to be the stewards and protectors of this planet'.
Muslims open Ramadan with social distanced prayers, vaccines
By Niniek Karmini — April 13, 2021
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — COVID-19 cases are spiking in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, but vaccines are being administered and the government is loosening restrictions.
New cardinals: The men are the message
By Thomas Reese — September 12, 2019
(RNS) — By making these men cardinals, the pope is handing them megaphones.
Governor convicted of blasphemy freed from Indonesian prison
By Niniek Karmini — January 24, 2019
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A polarizing Christian politician whose campaign comments ignited the largest protests in years in Muslim-majority Indonesia was freed Thursday after serving nearly two years in prison for blasphemy.
Obama urges end to division in childhood home Indonesia
By Fransiska Nangoy — July 2, 2017
JAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) Former U.S. President Obama urged Indonesians to resist divisive politics based on race and religion, saying the world's most populous Muslim nation has a long history of tolerance that should be preserved.
Jakarta’s Christian governor found guilty of blasphemy against Islam
By Reuters — May 9, 2017
JAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) The verdict comes amid concern about the growing influence of Islamist groups, who organized mass demonstrations during a tumultuous election campaign.
Pence tours Southeast Asia’s biggest mosque, talks trade in Indonesia
By Roberta Rampton — April 20, 2017
JAKARTA (Reuters) Pence called Indonesia's tradition of following a moderate form of Islam 'an inspiration to the world.'
Indonesian Muslim candidate wins Jakarta election
By Agustinus Beo Da Costa — April 19, 2017
JAKARTA (Reuters) A former Indonesian education minister won the race for Jakarta governor on Wednesday (April 19) after a polarizing campaign that cast a shadow over Indonesia’s reputation for practicing a tolerant form of Islam. Anies Baswedan won with 58 percent of the votes versus 42 percent for Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known by his Chinese […]
‘Dirty’ Jakarta election looms as religious politics resurface
By Fergus Jensen — April 18, 2017
JAKARTA (Reuters) The Luar Batang neighborhood is ground zero for the election of the city's governor, dubbed one of the most divisive election campaigns Indonesia has ever seen.
In Indonesia, a new way to take back social media from extremists
By Yonat Shimron — November 15, 2016
JAKARTA, Indonesia (RNS) How can the world’s third-largest democracy bridge its diversity challenges? At a hackathon this summer, a group of Indonesians came up with an idea.
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