Stories About ‘Islam’

The following stories are tagged with the term/s or name/s ‘Islam’.

Jakarta People & Cultures

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008, by Patung. 3 Comments

Ridwan Saidi says people migrating to Jakarta are often too narrow in their cultural perspective.

World Peace Forum (WPF)

Thursday, June 26th, 2008, by Patung. 15 Comments

The World Peace Forum in Jakarta finds out the causes of terrorism and violence in the world.

Maftuh Basyuni

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008, by Patung. 10 Comments

Maftuh Basyuni on irreligious television watching young Indonesians, and the building of SE Asia’s biggest Quran learning institute.

Seeds of Conflict in Papua

Thursday, June 19th, 2008, by Patung. 20 Comments

Immigration to West Papua is said to be creating the seeds of sectarian conflict.

Religion & Religiosity

Monday, June 16th, 2008, by rima. 194 Comments

Rima says religion and religiosity are to blame for much of Indonesia’s troubles.

Neighbour Misunderstandings

Friday, June 13th, 2008, by Patung. 33 Comments

Australia is a paradise of tolerance and religious freedom for Indonesian Muslims.

My Friend the Fanatic

Friday, June 13th, 2008, by Patung. 134 Comments

Sadanand Dhume’s My Friend the Fanatic - Travels with an Indonesian Islamist.

Habib Rizieq Shihab

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008, by Patung. 24 Comments

FPI leader Habib Rizieq Shihab and his famous supporters.

SKB Ahmadiyah

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008, by Patung. 20 Comments

A police chief explains about the SKB edict against Jemaat Ahmadiyah.

Good & Bad Citizens

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008, by Ross. 30 Comments

Frozen Assets - good citizens in suspended animation.

Ustad Jefry Al Buchori

Friday, June 6th, 2008, by Patung. 2 Comments

Smiling, celebrity Muslim cleric Ustad Jeffry Al Buchori has no time for the Front Pembela Islam.

FPI - Laskar Kafir, dikuasai Mossad

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008, by Patung. 25 Comments

Keterangan mengenai kekerasan FPI di Monas, menyalahkan korban, pemerintah dan persekongkolan asing.

Dewi Sandra

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008, by Patung. 6 Comments

Singer Dewi Sandra reassures her fans that she has not changed her religion again.

I Gede Winasa

Friday, May 16th, 2008, by Patung. 15 Comments

Confusion reigns as to whether Bali gubernatorial candidate I Gede Winasa is Muslim or Hindu, or both.

Conspiracy Theories

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008, by Patung. 30 Comments

Conspiracy theories among opinion leaders in Sumatra, Zionist and British conspiracies.

Amrozi Execution

Monday, May 12th, 2008, by Patung. 35 Comments

Bali bomber Amrozi finds love in prison, and marries today, while his execution nears.

Islamic Syncretism Examples

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008, by Patung. 20 Comments

Examples of Islamic-Javanese religious and cultural syncretism.

FPI Murder Incitement Video

Friday, May 2nd, 2008, by Patung. 45 Comments

Front Pembela Islam FPI preacher Ahmad Sobri Lubis incites murder.

Treason Acts, Trials & Penalties

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008, by Patung. 3 Comments

The Indonesian state remains vigilant against acts of treason and the following trials and penalties.

Shopping Mall Churches

Monday, April 28th, 2008, by Patung. 89 Comments

People in West Java are flocking to the shopping mall churches to pray.

Al Manar Television

Friday, April 25th, 2008, by Patung. 12 Comments

Hizbullah Al Manar television become available to Indonesians courtesy of Indosat.

Impatient People

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008, by Patung. 27 Comments

Those people in West Java who are too impatient for the Ahmadiyah ban.

Islamic-Western Civilization

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008, by Fatkhuri. 18 Comments

Islamic & Western Civilization, and Muslims and Christians, have much in common.

Modern Day Witch Hunt

Monday, April 21st, 2008, by Rogue Wan. 46 Comments

A plea to defend Jamaah Ahmadiyah against a modern day witch hunt.

Ahmadiyah (Nearly) Banned

Friday, April 18th, 2008, by Patung. 59 Comments

A formal ban on Ahmadiyah gets closer.

Islamophobia

Monday, April 14th, 2008, by Patung. 134 Comments

Islamophobia in Australia and Bali.

Siti Fadilah Supari

Monday, April 7th, 2008, by Patung. 30 Comments

Siti Fadilah Supari, minister for Health.

Ketika Cinta Bertasbih

Friday, April 4th, 2008, by Patung. 12 Comments

The film Ketika Cinta Bertasbih and not hurting the feelings of religious minorities.

Curing Homosexuality

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008, by Ross. 75 Comments

The stance of Indonesian clerics against homosexuality and about curing it.

Battle of the Islam Movies

Monday, March 31st, 2008, by Patung. 53 Comments

The Battle of the Movies, Ayat-Ayat Cinta and Fitna, which gives a better picture of Islam?

Agama, Adat and Conversion in Nusa Tenggara

Monday, March 31st, 2008, by timdog. 27 Comments

Religion, culture and conversion in Nusa Tenggara.

Representative Democracy & Islam

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008, by Fatkhuri. 7 Comments

On the harmony or otherwise between democracy and Islam.

Bashir on Martyrs & Maggots

Monday, March 24th, 2008, by Patung. 48 Comments

Some of Abu Bakar Bashir’s village musings have Australians outraged.

Banned Movie Promised Paradise

Friday, March 21st, 2008, by Lairedion. 11 Comments

The banned movie about the Bali bombings, Promised Paradise.

Youth Groups & Activists Running Amok

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008, by Patung. 59 Comments

Activists and youth groups running amok in search of alcohol and the attractions of Batam.

Religious Cults & Religious Freedoms

Monday, March 17th, 2008, by Patung. 25 Comments

Pressure on the government to enact special laws against religious cults, blasphemy trials in Jambi, and United Nations interest.

Carissa Putri & Melanie Putria

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008, by Patung. 38 Comments

Young actresses Carissa Putri and Melanie Putria discuss polygamy.

Film Ayat Ayat Cinta

Monday, March 10th, 2008, by Patung. 70 Comments

The Islamic romance film and novel Ayat Ayat Cinta by Habiburrahman El-Shirazy.

Fitna by Geert Wilders

Friday, March 7th, 2008, by Lairedion. 302 Comments

The gathering storm over Geert Wilders anti-Islam film Fitna.

Female Genital Mutilation

Monday, March 3rd, 2008, by Patung. 253 Comments

Foreign efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation.

Treason of the Intellectuals

Friday, February 29th, 2008, by Ross. 60 Comments

The lovely Julia Suryakusuma, and other intellectuals, commit treason.

Admiral Cheng Ho Film

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008, by Patung. 8 Comments

Yusril Ihza Mahendra, Admiral Cheng Ho film star, legal theorist, and presidential aspirant

Bangkai Orde Baru

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008, by Patung. 1 Comment

Perlu tidaknya pemerintah memperdulikan fatwa yang dikeluarkan oleh MUI.

Sharia Byelaws

Monday, February 18th, 2008, by Ross. 32 Comments

Sharia inspired bylaws in Indonesia.

Konspirasi Yahudi

Saturday, February 16th, 2008, by Patung. 4 Comments

Hari Valentine dan hubungannya dengan persekutuan Yahudi.

New Order Relics

Friday, February 15th, 2008, by Patung. 63 Comments

Whether the government should pay heed to fatwas issued by the clerics’ council.

Perang Salib

Thursday, February 14th, 2008, by Patung. No Comments

Jaringan Islam Emansipatoris meliput tentang Perang Salib.

Jewish Conspiracy

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008, by Patung. 105 Comments

Valentines Day, as a Jewish conspiracy theory.

Mencintai Islam

Sunday, February 10th, 2008, by Patung. No Comments

Apa Islam itu dan mengapa orang-orang “mencintai”-nya.

Rise of Islam

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008, by Patung. 37 Comments

The west feels threatened by the rise of Islam in Indonesia.

Communist Victory

Monday, February 4th, 2008, by Achmad Sudarsono. 30 Comments

What if there had been a communist victory in 1965.

Diatas Tumpukan Abu Sejarah

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008, by Patung. 1 Comment

Budaya Muslim-Arab yang telah dimasukkan ke Indonesia akan menemui ajalnya.

Kontes Kecantikan Miss Indonesia

Friday, February 1st, 2008, by Patung. 18 Comments

Perlombaan kecantikan Miss Indonesia di Palembang dituduh menyebarkan sipilis.

Miss Indonesia

Friday, February 1st, 2008, by Patung. 22 Comments

The Miss Indonesia 2008 beauty pageant in Palembang.

Keragaman Budaya

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008, by Patung. No Comments

Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS) melebarkan jangkauan daerah dan budayanya di Bali.

Cultural Diversity

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008, by Patung. 47 Comments

The Partai Keadilan Sejahtera broadens its electoral and cultural horizons, in Bali.

Konflik Israel-Palestina

Friday, January 25th, 2008, by Patung. 10 Comments

Perselisihan Israel dan Palestina, sekaligus hubungan Indonesia dengan Israel.

Israeli Palestinian Conflict

Friday, January 25th, 2008, by Patung. 27 Comments

The Israeli Palestinian conflict, and Indonesia’s relationship with Israel.

Anti Communist Massacres

Friday, January 25th, 2008, by Guest Writer. 66 Comments

The nature of the anti-communist massacres in Indonesia of 1965-66.

Pengrusakan Terhadap Gereja

Monday, January 21st, 2008, by Patung. No Comments

Mengapa terdapat begitu banyak penyerangan terhadap gereja-gereja di Jawa Barat.

Persecuted Church

Monday, January 21st, 2008, by Patung. 58 Comments

Why there is so much church persecution in western Java.

Ahmadiyyah

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008, by Patung. 6 Comments

Ahmadiyyah melakukan perubahan atas kepercayaannya dan terhindar dari pelarangan pemerintah.

Ahmadiyya

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008, by Patung. 176 Comments

The Ahmadiyya sect acknowledges Muhammad as the last prophet, and Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as simply a teacher.

Islam Lunak

Sunday, January 13th, 2008, by Patung. No Comments

Merambatnya Islam lunak di Indonesia menurut pemerhati mancanegara.

Soft Islamization

Sunday, January 13th, 2008, by Patung. 11 Comments

Indonesia is undergoing soft Islamization.

Picking Up Girls

Saturday, December 8th, 2007, by Achmad Sudarsono. 48 Comments

How to pick up babes in malls.

Modern Islamic Art

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007, by Patung. 3 Comments

Islamic art principles and modern Indonesian art.

Aceh Reconstruction

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007, by Patung. 14 Comments

Islamic law hinders reconstruction in Aceh.

Rhoma Irama

Monday, September 24th, 2007, by Patung. 20 Comments

Rhoma Irama advises Indonesian Muslims to stop fighting each other.

Fundamentalist Mosque

Friday, September 21st, 2007, by Patung. 23 Comments

An fundamentalist Muslim mosque is attacked in Jember.

Wahidiyah

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007, by Patung. 8 Comments

The Wahidiyah movement is attacked in Tasikmalaya.

Dakwah

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007, by Patung. 8 Comments

Marrying and spreading the faith in Kalimantan.

Batak Church Attack

Saturday, September 8th, 2007, by Patung. 55 Comments

A church in Tangerang, West Java is attacked.

Humorous Sermons

Thursday, September 6th, 2007, by Patung. 4 Comments

Muslim preachers make too many jokes when giving sermons.

Aceh Tourism

Thursday, September 6th, 2007, by Patung. 18 Comments

Islamic law does not harm tourism in Aceh.

Mixed Religion Marriages

Monday, September 3rd, 2007, by Patung. 51 Comments

Four ways you can possibly get around the law against mixed-religion marriages.

Religious Laws

Friday, August 31st, 2007, by Patung. 4 Comments

Centrist political leaders, young and old, criticise religion based laws.

Aceh Abominations

Monday, August 6th, 2007, by Ross. 10 Comments

Ross asks whether the government is willing to bring some Muslims into the 21st century.

Abu Irsyad, Zarkarsih

Friday, June 15th, 2007, by Patung. 14 Comments

The leader of Jamaah Islamiyah (JI), Abu Irsyad alias Zarkarsih, is captured by police.

Christianisation

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007, by Patung. 59 Comments

Christianisation in Indonesia.

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