Majelis Mujahidin Unhappy

The Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia, MMI, have issued a "summons" to the police, claiming there is a witch-hunt against the Muslim community.

The Mujahidin Council, long fond of the summons tactic, (see their summons of the leaders of Bali ), filed their complaint to the police special anti-terrorist unit, Detachment 88 (Densus 88) specifically over the raid on a terrorist hideout in central …

Mujahidin Council Unwelcome

Some villagers in Sukabumi, West Java force a Mujahidin Council training camp to disperse.

Hundreds of members of the Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI), a pseudo jihadist organisation, had gathered in the village of Sukakersa, Parakan Salak district, Sukabumi regency, West Java, to conduct para-military training. The presence of the MMI men, dressed in black, aroused the displeasure of local villagers, representatives of whom met with …

Comment by Anonymous_aloy: … all villages in Indonesia are strong enough to be able …

Kontes Kecantikan Miss Indonesia

Perlombaan Miss Indonesia di Palembang dituduh menyebarkan sipilis.

Tidak Cocok

Pemilihan Grand Final Miss Indonesia 2008 yang dijadwalkan untuk diselenggarakan di Palembang, Sumatra Selatan, telah dibatalkan oleh Gubernur Syahrial Oesman pada tanggal 23 Januari lalu.

"Rencana pemilihan Miss Indonesia 2008 di Palembang sudah saya batalkan. Alasannya, memang tidak pas saja untuk digelar di …

Comment by Cubi-Cubi: … ampunilah rakyat Indonesia yg dah salah kaprah ini”, …

Miss Indonesia

The Miss Indonesia beauty contest in Palembang is accused of spreading syphilis.

Newsflash

Sandra Angelia - Miss Indonesia 2008.

Unfit

The Grand Final of the Miss Indonesia 2008 beauty pageant selection process, which had been scheduled to take place in Palembang, South Sumatra, was cancelled by provincial governor Syahrial Oesman on 23rd January 2008.

I've cancelled it, it's …

Comment by sonia: … I”M SUPPORT MISS INDONESIA 2008. Because it can make us …

Majelis Ulama

… General formally declared the sect Al Qiyadah Al Islamiyah to be heretical and illegal throughout Indonesia on 7th November, after a meeting with representatives of the Clerics' Council (MUI), the Department of Religion, Military Intelligence, the police, and the State Intelligence Agency (BIN), and based on MUI conclusions that the group's teachings were not in accordance with the Qur'an and Sunnah. tempo

The head of BIN, Syamsir Siregar, said on the 2nd there were about 8,000 …

Comment by Rambutan: … becoming a good Indonesian citizen and patriot??? …

Wag the Dog à la Indonesia

… government creates distractions and the media willingly participate, to hide the real problems of Indonesia.

Wag the Dog à la Indonesia

If you are an Indonesian like me, or a foreigner living in Indonesia, or someone who has been following Indonesian current events, you might agree with me when I say that Barry Levinson's " Wag the Dog " rings a familiar bell. It is somewhat similar to what has been happening lately in Indonesia.

The government knows the people is much more …

Comment by Andy: … were more like you Indonesia would be possibly a world …

Google Maps Indonesia

Google insults the people of Indonesia with their sub-par maps.

This is Google Maps' view of East Java. It's an improvement on not too long ago, when the dot for Malang was bigger than the dot for Surabaya - now they've gotten onto equal terms, so moving in the right direction.

But the spelling hasn't improved yet, - there are old Dutch forms, and some odd ones, like:

Madium for Madiun
Badad (is …

Comment by Patung: … going to “do” Indonesia mapwise next year, it’s …

Self Publish Books in Indonesia

Ross on how to self-publish books in Indonesia.

It is always a matter of interest, fascination, even, to walk round Jakarta bookshops and see how many expats put pen to paper and reveal what they think about the country they've adopted. Some of these are a darned good read, but how easy is it to publish here?

Speaking from personal experience, very.

Having had some modest success elsewhere, I didn't bother …

Pacaran dengan Gadis-gadis Indonesia

Berpacaran dengan perempuan Indonesia bukan untuk semua orang.

Perempuan Indonesia, khususnya yang berada di Pulau Jawa, sangatlah cantik. Biasanya mereka cenderung amat feminin, berkulit indah, tidak terlalu tinggi, dan memiliki senyuman yang mempesona. Banyak keuntungan dari segi tersebut.

Bila kita mesti jujur, kebanyakan lelaki menginginkan wanita yang mau mengurusnya, mengerjakan pekerjaan rumah tangga tanpa …

Comment by COndro: Pacara ama gadis indonesia, …memang enak dan bisa …

Interview with Indonesia Matters

Just for fun... Janma interviews Indonesia Matters.

IM (Indonesia Matters)
J (Janma, intrepid reporter)

IM:

You know I do think it's quite odd all these questionnaires flying around and not a single person has asked my opinion in all this time....

J:

Well, that's about to end you know.....I am really interested in your views on the kinds of posts or comments you get and how you feel about being such a …

Bahasa Indonesia

Australians don't want to learn Indonesian.

Australian ambassador to Indonesia Bill Farmer said in Surabaya on 16th November that in recent years the demand for studying bahasa Indonesia in Australian schools had continued to fall.

When Indonesia was ruled by Suharto learning Indonesian in both Australian elementary and high schools became somewhat popular but in the last 10 years languages such as Chinese, Korean, …

Comment by Purba Negoro: … clearly states Indonesia is ranked number 16, …

Visit Indonesia Year 2008

The government is to hold a "Visit Indonesia Year" in 2008.

As part of the effort to improve visitor numbers, says the Jakarta Post, improvements will be made to basic infrastructure in some of the country's top tourist destinations as part of "Visit Indonesia Year 2008".

The official announcement of the campaign, the second that will be held by the country after an earlier one in 1992, will be made in July, and will …

Comment by K A N: … tour in Manado, Indonesia, but they never reply!! I …

Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI)

The Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) will be disbanded.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on the 24th that Indonesia would no longer seek financial aid through the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI), as there was no longer any need for it. He said that Indonesia no longer needed the special assistance of the CGI because the country was now able to overcome its foreign debt problems acting alone.

I …

Comment by Gary: Indonesia has had its independence now …

Australia & Indonesia

Australians and Indonesians regard each other with at least some degree of mutual suspicion, and some hostility, a report says.

Published by the Lowy Institute , of Australia, the poll is based on interviews with 1007 Australians in June/July 2006, done by Market Focus International, and with 1200 Indonesians, done by DEKA Marketing Research.

Indonesian View

Some of the more interesting …

Critiques of Moderate Indonesia

Articles from the world's press increasingly focus on the lack of moderation in Indonesia and Indonesian Islam.

First up is Bloomberg with a report on the implications of the anti-porn law currently being debated.

Fauzia Damayanti stands to spend 10 years in prison unless she mends her wicked ways. Her possible crime? The Jakarta housewife wears miniskirts.

Keep reading Miniskirts Clash With Islam as Indonesia Drafts Pornography Law.

The Asia Times has a …

Comment by Karlira Kanakahuko: … among Indonesians, especially uneducated …

1990’s Chaos in Indonesia

New book out concerning a journalist's memories of the tumultous period of the late 1990's in Indonesia, In the Time of Madness: Indonesia on the Edge of Chaos.

The work, by Richard Lloyd Parry, is a portrayal of Indonesia in the late nineties, when Suharto's authoritarian regime was collapsing in chaos, but from a very personal perspective.

Events covered include the ethnic cleansing war of the Dayak tribe against Madurese immigrants, the world of Jakarta's universities …

Indonesia Counterterrorism Report

… States Department of State Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism country report for Indonesia, April 2006.

Following deadly terrorist bombings this year, the Indonesian government, led by the country's first directly elected president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, demonstrated a new urgency on counterterrorism that could spawn needed institutional changes and a more comprehensive counterterrorism policy. The Indonesian government actively pursues the perpetrators of …

Rubbish From Indonesia & Australia

Indonesia and Australia are both provincial, unimportant places, far away from the real centres of power, and this likely affects their ability to interpret and respond to current events in a mature way. The cartoon fiasco at present is some evidence of this, certainly if looking at it from the Indonesian side, which I do.

What makes me say this is having just read the editorial by Media …

Future of Indonesia

This book, called Indonesia Matters, of all things, is subtitled "Diversity, Unity, and Stability in Fragile Times".

It is well worth the read for those who want a deeper understanding of the political, economic, and social issues that shape Indonesia and its future. Buy it.

Comment by PerempuanRantau: … writer when I left Indonesia. It is indeed a good book to …

Denmark Tells Danish Citizens to Leave Indonesia

… withdrawing its embassy staff in Jakarta the Danish foreign ministry has now ordered all Danes in Indonesia to leave the country immediately.

There is concrete information that indicates that an extremist group actively will seek out Danes in protest of the publication of the Muhammad drawings.

All Danish in Indonesia were told to leave the country forthwith because they were facing "a significant and imminent danger", adding that the threat was focused on the eastern part of …

Map of Indonesia

A map of Indonesia.

A basic geographical map of Indonesia, see also the Indonesian provinces map.

For firefox users who can't see the full-sized image click http://www.indonesiamatters.com/images/map.png.

Allianz Indonesia Sharia Life Insurance Policies

Allianz Indonesia is planning to offer sharia life insurance policies.

You know something is becoming popular, like sharia compliant banking in Indonesia, a pseudo-Islamic country, when businesses and corporations start trying to make a buck from it. Allianz Indonesia, whose site is written in surprisingly bad English, has announced the offering of some "sharia products", namely insurance …

Indonesia Security Risk Upgraded

The 2006 Political & Economic Risk Map for Indonesia.

The 2006 Political & Economic Risk Map by Aon is out as of 10 January and shows a very modest improvement for Indonesia, with the country rising from the depths of high risk to the dizzy heights of medium high political risk. This is based on a five point scale, high risk being 5, medium high being 4.
Out of nine risk factors analysed Indonesia gets a red mark for all …

Stoning

Indonesians are divided on the question of stoning people to death for extra-marital affairs.

1200 people were surveyed by the Indonesian Survey Institute, LSI, 88% of them Muslim, and asked to agree or disagree on various statements or questions. lsi

Public Policy

The government should punish adulterers by stoning them to death. - Yes 43%, No 48%, Don't Know 9%. …

Comment by Si: … here, it shows why Indonesia, inspite of being one of the …

Wahidiyah

… Tasikmalaya.

Ajengan Asep is the leader of the West Java branch of the Mujahadin Council, Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI), who Wahid accuses of being behind the midnight attack on 12th September.

Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur).

Wahid also asked the police to arrest two of the leaders of the Tasikmalaya branch of the Clerics' Council, Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI), Saefudin Juhri and Dudung Akasah. The Tasikmalaya MUI recently condemned the Tasikmalaya Wahidiyah group as …

Comment by Sylvester: Poor indonesia, poor islam poisoned by …

Hardline Islam

… Farish told a conference titled "Jihad Revisited - Shifting Dynamics of Radical Movements in Indonesia Today", in Kuala Lumpur that Indonesian hardline Islam was in a "cooling down" phase, and was weak.

Farish Ahmad-Noor

He said that since the disbanding of the paramilitary group Laskar Jihad the words and political manouverings of such figures as Jafar Umar Thalib and Abu Bakar Bashir rarely gained attention in the mass media.

Jafar Umar Thalib

Farish visited …

Terrrorist Kidnapping

… ready if the police need help in catching those who carried out these "kidnappings".

Meanwhile Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI) leader Fauzan Al-Anshori made similar comments about the arrests, particularly that of Yusron Ahmamud alias Mahfud in Banyumas, saying they were not done according to proper procedure. He said the arrests were carried out so the government could divert attention from the real problems of the country.

Further he also said he was unhappy that since the first …

Comment by Dragonwall: … masyarakat ala Indonesia.

Walisongo Massacre

… the Poso Walisongo Tragedy". Other figures in attendance were Abu Bakar Ba'asyir of the Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI), Habib Rizieq of the Front Pembela Islam (FPI), Ismail Yusanto of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI), and Kholil Ridwan of the Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI).

Apart from the rebuilding of the school Al Khathath asked that refugees from the conflict be given the opportunity to return to their areas of origin, that the government apologise to the families of the …

Sunni vs Shia

… clerics from other countries such as Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, Jordan, Pakistan, Syria, Malaysia and Indonesia, as well as a representative from the Organization of the Islamic Conference, did join the conference.

Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda and Muhammadiyah chairman Din Syamsuddin said they don't why the Iraqi clerics failed to attend. The organizers of the meeting had invited Iraqi Sunni leader Mahmood Al Sumai Dai and Shiite Imam Sayed Qodruddin Al Qubbanji. Said Hassan:

We …

Comment by Ihaknt: … first, AKA Indonesia, instead of meddling in …

Prison Primitive

Putting criminals in prison is primitive, says ABB.

The head of the Mujahidin Council (Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI)) Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, said in Pontianak on the 4th that imprisoning criminals, contrary to popular belief, is not a modern (progressive) practice but a primitive one.

Prison sentences were too long, and it cost the government a lot of money to keep people in jail, and it caused the inmate's family to be neglected and to suffer, Bashir said. A …

Comment by Madesh: … flee illegally to Indonesia. Otherwise he would have been …

Combating Terrorism

Theological and policing approaches to combating terrorism.

Indonesia is currently seeking cooperation with a number of Islamic countries to reduce the threat of terrorism, said Ansyaad Mbai, the head of the anti-terrorism desk of the office of the coordinating minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs.

We are considering cooperation with countries like Kuwait, Jordan and Saudi Arabia in implementing a "de-radicalization" program. …

Densus 88

… to Densus 5000, says Abu Bakar Ba'asyir.

Densus 88, or "Special Detachment 88", of the Indonesian police force charged with anti-terror duties, Detasemen Khusus (Densus) 88 Anti Terror, has aroused the ire of some Muslims recently because of its increasing success in capturing terrorists and militants.

The head of the Mujahidin Council, (Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI)), Abu Bakar Ba'asyir claims that the squad was given the title "88" because that was the number of people …

Comment by kinch: … Natives of Indonesia, the Kinch will now speak …

US Interference in Poso

The recent violence in Poso is caused by America, says Abu Bakar Ba'asyir.

The head of the Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI) said at the Darussalam mosque in Lamong, Pare, Kediri, East Java, on the 14th that as long as America continued to pursue its nefarious agenda of creating sectarian strife in Central Sulawesi there would not be peace.

He said that the troubles in Poso between Christians and Muslims were provoked by America in order to ensure that Indonesia remained weak and …

Comment by Dragonwall: … uelama and control Indonesia. 2) The Americans could gain …

Christmas Rules

The rules for Christmas celebrations, by Abu Bakar Ba'asyir.

The head of the Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI) says Muslims must not disturb the celebration of Christmas but they also must not participate nor should they wish their Christian neighbours "Merry Christmas" or similar greeting. Speaking on the 16th of December at a discussion in Jakarta entitled "Syariat Islam di Lembaga Negara" the man of Yemeni descent said detik :

It's clear that the Muslim …

Comment by Freddy-Biekie: … i would say to all indonesian people (our people): let us …

Southern Philippines Jihad

Abu Bakar Ba'asyir urges those bent on jihad to go to Indonesia's neighbour, the Philippines.

The head of the Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI) said on the 5th at a mosque in Kediri, East Java:

If you want to wage jihad don't do it here, but in the southern Philippines or Iraq.

He said this in speaking of the Bali bombers, Amrozi, Ali Ghufron, and Imam Samudra, saying that they were correct to wage jihad but that they did it in the …

Comment by Czeslaw: … part of Indonesian Islamic populus, that is …

Christian Police Chief

… chief in the city, replacing Rochiyanto.

The clerics, who came from such organisations as the Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI), Forum Ukhuwah Islamiyah (FUI), Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Muhammadiyah, Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI), Front Pembela Islam (FPI), Dewan Dakwah Islamiyah (DDI), and included such figures as the chairman of the Cirebon MUI, Syarif Muhammad Yahya bin Syech, the chairman of the FUI, Professor Dr. Salim Bajri, and the principal of the Nurrusidik Islamic boarding school, …

Comment by jack_hartawan: … haven’t? In Indonesia better you changed your …

Muslim Political Attitudes

The results of the latest LSI survey on Indonesian Muslim political preferences and attitudes.

1092 Muslim men and women from a representative sample of places, socio-economic groups, and general backgrounds were questioned between 23rd September and 3rd October. Conducted by the Lembaga Survei Indonesia . The questions:

Democracy is the best system for our country.

Agree - 82%
Disagree - 5%
Don't Know - …

MMI Policeman Discharged

A policeman connected to the Mujahidin Council was dishonourably discharged.

Brigadier Suprianto, who lives in Sawit, Boyolali, was fired from the Surakarta (Solo) police force on 29th September after it was found that he was acting as a military instructor for the Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI). He had been arrested on the 4th of September 2006.

However Central Java police chief Dody Sumantyawan said that the …

PSK Punishments

The Surakarta/Solo branch of the Mujahidin Council wants tougher penalties for PSK, or prostititues.

A group of Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI) members, accompanied by their lawyer M Kurniawan, visited the state courthouse in Solo on the 27th to ask judges to impose harsher penalties on prostitutes and presumably their customers.

MMI spokesman Adi Basuki said to a representative of the court, Bambang Kusmunandar, …

Comment by pj_bali: … realities here in Indonesia. Thats probably why the girls …

Terror Against Muslims

The Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia views the Atambua protests in a dim light.

The protests over the execution of Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus Da Silva and Marianus Riwu, which have seen the destruction of some state property by Christian mobs, are viewed by Fauzan Al-Anshari of the MMI as a form of terrorism.

Acts like that are only done by terrorists.
(Tindakan seperti itu hanya bisa …

Comment by Agnostic: … as Turkey and Indonesia. But now, things are going …

Helping Hizbullah

Abu Bakar Bashir of the Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI) wants Hizbullah to receive help from Indonesia.

Abu Bakar Bashir, the leader of the Mujahidin Council, says 500 MMI still plan to go to Lebanon, because:

Israel will no doubt break the ceasefire resolution. That is the Jewish way.
(Israel pasti melanggar resolusi gencatan senjata. Itu sifat Yahudi.)

However Bashir said that the men would only be …

Comment by Bradlymail: … sharia law in Indonesia ? all bull sh*ts.

Pluralism on the Wane

An overview of the tolerance situation in Indonesia today.

An editorial in the Jakarta Post, entitled "Goodbye Pluralism":

Houses of worship are an important topic of discussion for many people, as the recent debate over them showed. The impression was that people put more importance on the buildings themselves than on practicing the good deeds taught inside them.

The heated debate revolved around drawing up new rules on …

Comment by Magy: … impopular by most Indonesians. Faith does not define a …

Lebanese Jihad

… West Sumatra had been recorded as having signed up for jihad duties under the banner of the Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia ( MMI ) and assisted by the Committee for the Application of Islamic Laws, Komite Penegak Syariat Islam (KPSI). Registration had opened on 31st July. By 8th August their number had grown to 57. To qualify as jihadists the men had to be of sound mind and body, have identification cards, and really wish to wage war for Islam, said Irfianda Abidin of the KPSI. Those …

Comment by Rockstar: … always help Indonesia whenever we’re in troubles. …

Israel & Lebanon II

The middle eastern crisis and Indonesian reactions to it.

Continued from part I and the Palestinian cause.

Jihad

Muhammadiyah advises against sending any jihadists to Palestine & Lebanon. The United Nations should be relied upon to resolve the problems, Muhammadiyah leader Din Syamsuddin said on 28th July. But, he said, those who did go to Lebanon could not be classed as suicide bombers, suicide …

Comment by Hassan: … is mostly sunni, Indonesia is mostly sunni too, you got …

Israel & Lebanon

… Persatuan Umat Islam (PUI), and Hizbut Tahrir, marched in Jakarta, gathering around the Hotel Indonesia roundabout, to demonstrate against Israel's attack on Lebanon and the Palestinian territories. Also in attendance was the leader of the FPI, Islamic Defenders Front, Ustad Jafar Sidik. The Palestinian cause has aroused similar outpourings of Islamic solidarity in recent months.

Rally for Palestine.

While the supporters of the PKS were seen to be dominant in numbers terms, …

Comment by Rockstar: This is why Indonesia will never move forward. …

Agent Provocateur

The Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI), the Mujahidin Council, says it has caught an agent in the pay of foreigners attempting to subvert political Islam in Indonesia.

Chairman of the MMI, Irfan S. Awas, said to reporters that the man pretended to be a recent convert to Islam and that the purpose of his mission was to examine any links between the MMI and Al Qaeda and also to damage the image …

Banning of the FPI

… and demanded that the authorities disband the Front Pembela Islam (FPI), as well as the Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI) and the Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI).

Maman Imanullah spoke at the demonstration thus:

Islam is peaceful. It's not like the way they (FPI, MMI, HTI) show it as these days.
(Wajah Islam adalah wajah yang damai. Bukan wajah yang mereka perlihatkan sekarang ini.)

In likely response to these sorts of demonstrations today a chief of police in Jakarta, …

Comment by Nutz_Nice: … antar agama di Indonesia!

NU Mosques Subverted

… NU are indeed heretical, to many an Arab or Saudi type Muslim. Those same teachings are what makes Indonesian Islam relatively relaxed and moderate. What would be even more interesting to know is the amount of money at the disposal of these radical groups and its origin.

16th June 2006. Masdar Farid Mas'udi, again says the organisation (NU) is under siege from fundamentalists.

As the largest Muslim group in the country NU was a big target for radical Islamists and Masudi said …

Comment by wiralaksamana: … of the country. Indonesia should not fall into this …

Inter Religious Harmony

… Wahid (Gus Dur), was targeted by militant Islamic groups such as Front Pembela Islam (FPI), Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI), Forum Umat Islam (FUI) and Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI).

The dialogue was arranged by the youth wing of the Nahdlatul Ulama, GP Ansor, and was attended by Catholic, Protestant, Confucian, Hindu, and Muslim representatives.

A number of demonstrators managed to enter the building and began making nuisances of themselves.

They were led by the chairman of …

Comment by DianDoank: … the same country. Indonesia.

Terror Updates & Latest News

… had never offered the terrorists support, said Sutanto, perhaps in response to claims by the Majelis Mujahidin yesterday.

In another report Sutanto is believed to have implied that the "central Java problem" was largely over, that the terrorists would seek new hideouts. This may tie in with other recent reports stating that southern Sumatra is now suspected of being the lying-low place for Noordin M. Top and friends.

________________

February 26th 2007.

Mustagfirin was …

Preparatory Committee for the Application of Islamic Laws

… lineage, being the son of Kahar Muzakkar, a leader of the DI/TII (Darul Islam/Tentara Islam Indonesia), a movement in South Sulawesi which violently fought for an Islamic state in the 1950s.

The Committee was remarkably successful in a short time and within only one year it was able to set up representative offices in all of South Sulawesi's regencies. They held three congresses, whereupon it was decided to urge the parliament in south Sulawesi to begin the application of Islamic law …

Jabir, alias Gempur Budi Prakoso

… to his chest.

Jabir, alias Gempur Budi Prakoso, who it appears enjoys the support of the Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia, was shot dead on Saturday in a raid on a house in Wosonobo, central Java, and apparently learned his bombmaking skills from Azahari bin Husin. Azahari was killed during a police raid last year in Malang, East Java.

Jabir was close to Dr. Azahari and Noordin M. Top.

said Brigadier General Anton Bachrul Alam of the police. Jabir had also assembled the two …

MMI Show Support For Terrorist

About fifty members of the Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI) visited the home of slain terrorist Gempur Budi Angkoro alias Jabir, killed by police in a raid on Saturday, to give their moral support to his family.

They arrived at the man's home in Madiun, Java, unannounced and unexpected, according to Jabir's uncle, Slamet Zein:

I didn't ask them where they were from so I don't know for sure if they were …

Comment by Karlira Kanakahuko: … and regions in Indonesia are have intention to …

The New Crusade

The leader of the Majelis Mujahidin in Indonesia (Indonesian Mujahidin Council), Fauzan Al-anshori, not long ago wrote an article published on his organisation's website entitled "The New Crusade", or "The New Crusader War", in which he outlined his understanding, such as it is, of the history of Western aggression against Islam and it's supposed current manifestation under the leadership of George …

“Summons” of Bali Leaders

We briefly mentioned in Porn Wars the attitude of the Indonesian Mujahadin Council, Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI), towards those in Bali who objected to some of the provisions in the anti-pornography and indecency law. Looking at what the MMI had to say in detail opens ones eyes to certain Muslim attitudes to Bali and the Balinese.

First, on 8/3/2006, the leader of the MMI had made the scornful remark that Bali, if it insisted on …

Comment by Wayne: … to secede from Indonesia are a tyranny by a minority, …

Torture Claims

… Abu Sayyaf, or Sayaf, here. He is a member of the Solo, official name Surakarta, branch of the Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI), the Mujahidin Council of Indonesia and was arrested in connection with the second Bali bomb attacks of October 2005. Today the Mujahidin Council delivered a protest to General Sutanto of the national police claiming that Sayaf has been tortured while in custody.

We are delivering this protest to General Sutanto because he is the highest police official in …

Mujahidin Militant Sentenced

Zainudin Nasir, an Islamic militant, was sentenced to twenty years jail for involvement in attacks on Christians in Ambon.

Associated Press reports that Nasir, who was too ill to be present for the sentencing hearing, was punished for his role in a series of attacks against Christians between May 2004 and April 2005 that killed eight civilians and five policemen. He also was convicted …

Muslim Dating & Courting Rituals

… woo your Muslim bride the taaruf way.

Semi Arranged Marriages

In the wildly popular Indonesian film Ayat Ayat Cinta (Verses of Love) the main character, handsome Fahri, more or less skips the "dating" phase of courtship, aka pacaran , and gets straight to the point by proposing marriage to the character of Aisha.

Sorry fellas, no going steady!

In the beginning Fahri only becomes aware of Aisha after being introduced to her by an Egyptian cleric, Sheikh Ustman …

Comment by Yalun: … in Islam? Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) leader …

Effeminate Men

… male roles.

In reviewing the fare on television this Ramadan the Muslim clerical body Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI), in cooperation with the Department of Communications (Badan Informasi Pubik Depkominfo) and the Broadcasting Commission (Komisi Penyiaran Indonesia, KPI), managed to find 805 inappropriate scenes on television, featuring:

violence
mysticism
indecency

The checking of television content was done between 1-8 September 2008 at the key times of …

Dedi Mulyadi

… or metaphorically, not literally.

In response the Purwakarta branch of the Clerics' Council, Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI), sprang into action, holding an urgent meeting at which many leading religious figures attended. MUI Purwakarta boss Abdullah AR Joban, later accused Dedi of blasphemy against Islam.

This a serious matter. If it's allowed to stand we're worried the Muslim community will become upset/confused. If the Regent doesn't apologise we will report him to the police. …

Comment by Cukurungan: … wonder how Indonesia would look like if the Dutch …

Ryan of Jombang

… just been arrested, there has been much speculation over what punishment is suitable for him.

Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) leader Mar'uf Amin weighed in to the debate saying that even though Ryan seemed to suffer from some sort of mental disturbance he should be sentenced to death. inilah

An official psychiatric examination of Ryan however found that he did not suffer from any mental "disease", but suffered from a sexual disturbance (homosexuality) and had an ultra-sensitive …

Comment by rima fauzi: typical indonesian, that andrey guy. incest is …

ML, Mau Lagi

… scheduled for release on 15th May but now appears to have been delayed.

Protests

Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) leader Amidhan said in Jakarta on 13th May that "ML" should be banned from cinema screens, because it had pornographic overtones and was insulting to women. The MUI had already sent its request to the Department of Culture and the Lembaga Sensor Film (LSF).

Amidhan says he hasn't seen the film yet, but he has read a book with the same title, and it's bad. antara …

Comment by lampu: well, i disagree. indonesia is not mature enough. the …

Conspiracy Theories

… intervene militarily. beritasore

British Conspiracies

In West Sumatra the head of the Majelis Ulama Indonesia, MUI, Buya Masoed Abidin, recently said the Ahmadiyah sect had been created by Britain as a means of dividing Muslims and ensuring the success of their colonisation of the Indian sub-continent in the 19th century.

Buya Masoed Abidin, who incidentally is an internet geek, see http://hmasoed.wordpress.com/ and http://masoedabidin.blogspot.com/

Therefore …

Comment by Rob: … not! The idea of Indonesia developing into a superpower …

Amrozi Execution

… for Law.

Method

Mahendradatta of the TPM had requested clarification from the Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) on whether death by firing squad was a legitimate method of capital punishment within Islam. detik

After a person has been shot they don't die for 5 minutes, so it's torture, but if firing squads are deemed within the bounds of Islamic law [by the MUI], well then that's it.

Impatient

Another TPM lawyer, Achmad Midhan, says he can't understand what …

Comment by Andy: … chart to see how Indonesia ranks.

Julia Perez & Kamasutra

… (100 Ways to Make Love) but she was forced to drop the idea.

Goyang Fatwa

Meanwhile the Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) in South Sumatra, Sumatera Selatan (Sumsel), have issued a fatwa, essentially directed against eight Jakarta based performers who are known to jiggle and gyrate themselves around too much on stage, they being: detik

Dewi Persik
Annisa Bahar
Inul Daratista
Julia Perez
Uut Permatasari
Trio Macan
Ira Swara
Nita Thalia

These singers …

Comment by adrey: … positive in Indonesia.

Ahmadiyah (Nearly) Banned

… Kepercayaan Masyarakat (Bakor Pakem)), the body that oversees (unorthodox) religious activity in Indonesia, has recommended that all activities of the sect Jemaah Ahmadiyah Indonesia (JAI) be stopped and the JAI dissolved.

Wisnu Subroto of the Attorney General's office says the decision is final, no negotiations will be entered into, and was taken because Ahmadiyah is genuinely beyond the pale, - heretical because it recognises another prophet after Muhammad, - and because Ahmadiyah had …

Comment by Rene Wadlow: … the Ahmadiyya in Indonesia which could spill over into …

Ketika Cinta Bertasbih

… seeking advice on how to handle the Islamic aspects of the film.

On 1st April they met with Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) leader Umar Shihab, who advised producer Heru Hendriyanto and director Chaerul Umam to avoid SARA issues, things that might upset minorities in Indonesia or cause division.

Another MUI official present, Anwar Abbas, said the example of Ayat Ayat Cinta should be followed. When the character of Maria ( Carissa Putri ) converts from Christianity to Islam the …

Battle of the Islam Movies

… he was moved to tears several times.

Tearful.

He said the film was a good example of how Indonesians should struggle to show the true face of Islam to the world, as a religion of peace, harmony, and tolerance.

SBY watched it at Studio XXI, EX Plaza, Jakarta, along with Tourism minister Jero Wacik, Religion minister Maftuh Basyuni, Trade minister Mari Elka Pangestu, Womens' Empowerment minister Meutia Hatta, presidential spokesman Dino Pattidjalal, Public Welfare …

Comment by djoko: … on Fridays in Indonesia for the past almost a year …

Easter Militancy & Mayhem

Easter celebrations in Indonesia, a service in Bogor is broken up, mayhem in Atambua, everywhere else humdrum.

Illegal Service in Bogor

On the 22nd an Easter celebration at the Yohanes Baptista Catholic parish in Parung, Bogor, was broken up by a group of people claiming to be from a Muslim clerical organisation.

The 200-odd parishioners had set up a tent on the 6000 meter plot of land owned by the …

Comment by Deng Xiao Phing: … and riots in Indonesia: It’s not the matter of IF …

Religious Cults & Religious Freedoms

… Laws
On March 7th at the Islamic Book Fair in Jakarta Kholil Ridwan of the Clerics' Council (Majelis Ulama Indonesia, MUI), while discussing a newly released book called "Nabi-Nabi Palsu" (False Prophets), said the government needed to make a law against deviant Islamic sects.
There should be a special law for this, so that sects can't develop.
He said the Department of Religion should take the lead in preparing such a law, and once it was promulgated if there were any reports …

Comment by Rob: … Problems… 1. Indonesian Constitution - Does it or …

Nyepi in Bali

… prayer, and the roughly 5% of the population who are Muslims are being instructed by the MUI (Majelis Ulama Indonesia) to only visit a mosque that is nearby their homes, and go there on foot, and not to use the mosque's loudspeaker for the call to prayer.

Muslims have to respect Hindus observing Nyepi.

Says MUI Bali chief Hasan Ali. beritabali

Comment by Riyoz: … time for visiting Indonesia I recommend you to visit …

Female Genital Mutilation

… together for a sustained push, female genital mutilation can vanish within a generation.

In Indonesia only the populist press seemed to take an interest in the story with a Surya headline screaming "The United Nations Bans Female Circumcision": xinhuanet

MUI

Prof Dr Chuzaimah T Yanggo, the head of the Youth and Women's section of the Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI), said of the United Nations:

What do they think they're doing, it's not their business. Religion …

Comment by Purba Negoro: … wide and indeed Indonesia vice: horny men want cake and …

New Order Relics

… that the government should not give any special credence or weight to fatwas issued by the Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI).

This country is based on the 1945 constitution and the basic law.

The fatwa against Ahmadiyah, and presumably the fatwas against other other Islamic sects, were based on a particular religious viewpoint, which the government should not heed, he said.

Adnan Buyung Nasution

A member of the Presidential Advisory Council, Adnan Buyung Nasution, …

Comment by dragonwall: … politicians from Indonesia to Urumqi and from Asia to …

Jewish Conspiracy

… West Sumatra

Buya Mas'oed Abidin, the chairman of the West Sumatra branch of the Indonesian Clerics' Council (Majelis Ulama Indonesia, MUI) complained on 12th February that the celebration of Valentine's Day was proof that Indonesia was more and more subject to foreign, global culture.

We have to stop it, it's not appropriate in our culture.

The celebration of lover's day was proof that the youth of today had lost their love for Indonesia and its culture, he …

Comment by commenter: … day should not rob indonesia from its cultural identity it …

Ahmadiyyah

… (Bakorpakem) yang tergabung dari Kejaksaan Agung, Badan Intelijen Negara (BIN), Polisi Republik Indonesia (Polri) dan Departemen Keagamaan, memutuskan pada tanggal 15 Januari untuk tidak melarang berdirinya Ahmadiyyah, walaupun Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) telah mengeluarkan fatwa yang menyatakan Ahmadiyah sebagai aliran sesat.

Guru bukan Nabi

Keputusan untuk tidak melarang Ahmadiyyah dibuat setelah para pemimpin aliran tersebut memberikan 12 pernyataan yang menyebutkan bahwa …

Comment by Leo Kusuma: … ujian bagi bangsa Indonesia sekaligus pembuktian jika …

Ahmadiyya

… Religious Affairs Ministry, decided on 15th January not to ban Ahmadiyya, despite a fatwa by the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) that had declared Ahmadiyya an heretical Islamic sect. antara

Teacher not Prophet

The decision not to ban the group was made after Ahmadiyya leaders caved into pressure and issued a 12-point statement saying they acknowledged Muhammad as the last prophet, and that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was simply a teacher.

Pakem however said it may change its decision …

Comment by Qazi: … mullah-philes of Indonesia need to get their …

Pengampunan Pak Harto

… mengenai pencurian modal Negara telah diperbincangkan kembali.

Hidayat Nur Wahid

Ketua Majelis Perwakilan Rakyat (MPR) Hidayat Nurwahid menekankan bahwa Soeharto harus tetap diadili, karena

"Undang-Undang Dasar menyebutkan Negara [Indonesia sebagai] Negara hukum."

Lain lagi dengan mantan jawara 'Reformasi' Amien Rais, beliau menganjurkan sebaiknya pemerintah dan masyarakat memaafkan Soeharto sepenuhnya, sekaligus mengakhiri segala kasus pidana maupun perdata …

Comment by Dragonwall: … itu masyarakt di Indonesia sekarang menderita sesuatu …

Islam Lunak

Merambatnya Islam lunak di Indonesia menurut pemerhati mancanegara.

Dalam nada yang sama dengan liputan " Vespa Girls (Gadis-gadis Vespa)" di majalah Time 2007, kini majalah The Economist yang berpendapat kalau Indonesia adalah tempat dimana "'Islam lunak' sedang menjalar". Laporan tersebut dimulai:

"Apakah Indonesia, negeri dengan masyarakat Muslim paling besar, sedang mengalami Islamisasi secara …

Banning Islamic Sects

… was founded in Punjab, India, in 1889 by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, and has about 200,000 followers in Indonesia and some millions worldwide.

The "Tim Pakem " (Pengawas Aliran Kepercayaan Masyarakat, Overseers of the Peoples' Beliefs), part of the Attorney General's office, will hold a meeting on 8th January to begin discussions on the issue. antara

Umbrellas

A delegation from the Forum Umat Islam (FUI), which is said to be an umbrella organisation for 53 Islamic groups, handed a …

Comment by agam: … of demokrasi in Indonesia: - more segmented and …

Pelarangan Sekte-sekte Islam

… Punjab, India, pada tanggal 1889 oleh Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, dan memiliki sekitar 200,000 jemaah di Indonesia selain milyaran lain pengikutnya di sekeliling dunia.

"Tim Pakem" (Pengawas Aliran Kepercayaan Masyarakat) sebagai bagian dari Kejaksaan Agung akan menggelar pertemuan pada tanggal 8 Januari untuk memulai bahasan akan masalah ini.

Pemusatan

Sebuah delegasi dari Forum Umat Islam (FUI), suatu perkumpulan yang merupakan induk dari 53 organisasi masyarakat Islam lain, …

Comment by Taufic Amirullah: Saya orang indonesia asli, saya tamat kuliah di …