Yusman Roy in the LA Times

… of Mosque and State Wanes in Indonesia" dealing with the persecution, under blasphemy laws, of Yusman Roy, who sits in prison for the crime of having led prayers at his local mosque in the language of his country and people - Indonesian.

The writer, Richard C. Paddock, visited Yusman Roy in prison and interviewed him.

The government and the [Indonesian Ulema] council have been working together to suppress my ideas. But this will not stop me from doing what I believe.

Despite …

Majelis Ulama

… to create and spread heretical forms of Islam, like Al Qiyadah Al Islamiyah, in order to destroy Indonesia, and done in cooperation with former members of the Islamic State Movement, Negara Islam Indonesia (NII). suaramerdeka

To combat the problem of heresy Ikhwan Syam said the MUI needed a lot more money, and he hoped the Department of Religion would not be stingy in handing out more cash. suaramerdeka

The previous day Ikhwan said the MUI in recent years had issued …

Arabic Only

… says NU boss Hasyim Muzadi.

Likely in reference to the recent release from prison of Yusman Roy in Malang, East Java, who was imprisoned for two years in connection with his use of Indonesian when leading Muslim prayers, Hasyim, the leader of Nahdatul Ulama (NU), urged the authorities to continue taking a tough stand against this type of heresy. Yusman has gone on record to say that he intends to continue the use of Indonesian in sholat. With this in mind Hasyim warns, …

Sholat in Indonesian

Yusman "Gus" Roy says he intends to continue conducting services in both Indonesian and Arabic after having been released from prison.

Roy was sentenced to two years imprisonment by a Kepanjen, East Java, court, because he advocated the use of Indonesian language, in addition to Arabic, during sholat, or prayers. The use of any language but Arabic is considered unlawful according to most …

Muazzez Ilmiye Cig

… go on.

While the blasphemy laws in Indonesia claim their fair share of victims, such as Yusman Roy and Lia Eden, 92 year old academics who make scholarly comments on the origins of the headscarf, or jilbab, are likely to be safe, assuming any such people exist in Indonesia. They are not so in Turkey.

The Australian reports: aust

An eminent 92-year-old Turkish archaeologist is to go on trial for inciting religious hatred because she angered Islamist circles with a …

Tanah Runtuh Marches

… Rahmat Djindra, and Sudirman, all from the Tanah Runtuh group; and from Kompak: Fadli Barsalim, Yusman Sahad, Syakur, Farid Ma'ruf, Iswadi Maraf, Rusli, Tawil and Ifet. L6

Meanwhile on the 29th a memorial service took place for the one-year anniversary of the schoolgirl beheading case in which three teenage girls, Alvita Poliwo, Theresia Morangkir, and Yarni Sambue, were beheaded by Muslim militants. The sole survivor of the attack, Noviana Malewa, attended. Three of the seven …

Freedom of Religion Report

… complex. Following two separate incidents in February and March 2006 in which mobs burned or destroyed dozens of Ahmadiyya homes in Lombok, 182 residents began living in government-provided barracks with no viable plan for their return or resettlement. [ Ahmadiyah in Lombok ]
After the Government promulgated the Regulation on Building Houses of Worship in 2006, a revision of the 1969 decree, militant groups forcibly closed two churches without police intervention despite a two-year grace …

Strange Islam

… teachings could lead to unease and unrest in society. Hasyim Muzadi made note of the case of Yusman Roy in Malang, East Java, a man who was convicted of blasphemy because he led Islamic prayers in two languages, Arabic and Indonesian.

Yusman Roy, blasphemer.

Another case, in Purwokerto, which seems to be similar to the Lia Eden affair, witnessed a Muslim man claim to be the archangel Gabriel. The man, says Hasyim, has already been dealt with by the relevant …

Repressive Pornography Law

… from Singapore or a Jakarta hotel room but Paddock, who has previously written on the case of Yusman Roy, usually knows his stuff. He writes in the June 4th LA Times on the subject of " Conservatives in Indonesia Seeking More Repressive Pornography Law ", subtitled "Broad measure would outlaw behavior clerics deem to be an affront to Islam. The prospect has stirred moderates to organize opposition."

He introduces the topic of the RUU APP, the anti-pornography law, by discussing the …

Religious Freedom Report

… of violence. Members of these groups intimidate judges and local officials and vandalize and destroy buildings belonging to religious minorities, including Christian churches, Hindu temples, and Ahmadiyah mosques and religious centers. In September 2005, the Islamic Defenders' Front (FPI) organized protests and intimidated lawyers and judges during the trial of three Christian women who were being tried for allegedly "proselytizing" to Muslim children. Through the intimidation of …

Debt Collection, RCTI Reality TV Style

Ross rails against hospital debt collectors on reality television.

DEBT COLLECTION AND DAMNABLE EXPLOITATION

Around 5.30pm on Saturday 30th May I was reading an account of the political situation in Bialystok - Polish Byelorussia - during the early 1980s (that's what passes for fun-reading in the Ross household) when my attention was diverted to a programme on RCTI, called 'Lunas …

Comment by Rob: … you pay or we destroy your house, your office, we beat …

Left & Right Wing Extremists

… including Ahmadiyah, flourished in the country because the government was not prepared to destroy them, root and branch, he said.

Hasyim Muzadi

Not only the faith of ordinary Muslims was in danger of being contaminated by liberalism, heresy, and orientalism, he said, but also that of clerics and religious leaders, to the point where their understanding of Islam would become worse than that of a kafir. republika

It is the job of government to get rid of them. What have …

Scholarly Journal Articles, Digital Books

… right click and 'save file as', don't open in browser, some are very, very big.

Via the Royal Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV) in Leiden funded by Dutch Ministry of Education and helped by the Royal Library of the Netherlands in The Hague.

http://www.acehbooks.org/home?language=en

http://www.acehbooks.org/home?language=ind

http://www.acehbooks.org/home?language=nl

Coming out Swinging

… discussions do.

Who or what is Satrio Piningit and is he too much competition for Republican royal Sultan Hamengkubuwono's naked ambition ?

Is Jusuf Kalla's opposition to nuclear power plants in Indonesia a result of his business interests? Achmad has his say, while Cukurungan is tight lipped but makes some sense for a change.

Expat men and Indonesian men at oil and gas firms, what's it like for young Indonesian women working with them? Farah spills the beans.

A …

All Things to All Men

… Spunky and sort of pious Ine....

Things are getting better, starring Roy Suryo.

Mothers' friend.

Naked Royal Ambition

Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X of Yogyakarta goes online to launch his bid for the presidency.

Sri Sultan Hameng Kubuwono of Yogyakarta stated recently okezone at the launching of his own political campaign website, "HB for RI: A New Hope for Indonesia" http://www.hbforri.com/ , that he had no interest in being a vice-presidential candidate but considered himself to be president …

Kemanakah KRI IRIAN?

… selesai, kemudian kapal ini dikirimkan kembali ke Surabaya, kali ini dikawal langsung oleh Destroyer AL Uni Sovyet.

Setelah pergantian kekuasaan ke rezim Orde Baru, nampaknya Soeharto (Alm) tidak terlalu tertarik dengan keberadaan KRI Irian. Pemerintah rezim Orde Baru sama sekali tidak menaruh perhatian sehingga KRI Irian dibiarkan terbengkalai. Alasannya, biaya operasional untuk menjalankan kapal ini sangat besar. Logikanya memang demikian, karena untuk menjalankan KRI Irian setidaknya …

Asmara Wasahua & Welhelmina Holle

… regent's office, and carried banners that read:

No indoctrination in schools
Don't destroy the peace with blind fanaticism
We don't want to be taught by an immoral teacher
Welhelmina should be fired

Two days later police arrested a local parliamentary candidate of the Justice Party, Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS), Asmara Wasahua, for inciting the violence.

Asmara Wasahua

Asmara Wasahua, in his role as co-ordinator of the Forum Komunikasi Umat Islam of …

Diabetes and Obesity

… for the anti-oxidant and even anti carcinogenic [properties.
Indonesian food including the 'royal dishes' are very simple hearty peasant fare and simply cooked as stir fries or soups and stews.- keeping much of the nutrients in.

The problem is increase consumption of fried foods (gorengan) and non traditional fried foods which do not use tapioca or casasva as base root (like modern day potatoi crisp).

Dr Oz of Oprah states that no matter how healthy an oil may be- if it is heated …

Roy Suryo & Dewa 19

A tale of two not very likeable characters - Roy Suryo reports Dewa 19 & Ahmad Dhani to the police for flag desecration.

Invariably referred to in the media as a telecommunications "expert" Kanjeng Raden Mas Temenggung (KRMT) Roy Suryo Notodiprojo, or Roy Suryo, on November 28th did his loyal national duty by reporting the rock group Dewa 19 to the police for misuse of the Indonesian flag.

Roy Suryo

In their new video …