Stories About ‘Islamic’

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

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. 18 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.

Islamic Banking System

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008, by Patung. 1 Comment

The Islamic Sharia Banking Act nears completion, and opposition to it from Christian legislators.

Religion & Religiosity

Monday, June 16th, 2008, by rima. 273 Comments

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

My Friend the Fanatic

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

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

SKB Ahmadiyah

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

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

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.

Conspiracy Theories

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

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

Islamic Syncretism Examples

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

Examples of Islamic-Javanese religious and cultural syncretism.

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.

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.

Ahmad Heryawan & Dede Yusuf

Monday, April 14th, 2008, by Patung. 13 Comments

A victory for Islamic parties in the West Java election, led by Ahmad Heryawan and Dede Yusuf.

Islamophobia

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

Islamophobia in Australia and Bali.

Siti Fadilah Supari

Monday, April 7th, 2008, by Patung. 31 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.

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.

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.

Female Genital Mutilation

Monday, March 3rd, 2008, by Patung. 266 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

Sharia Byelaws

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

Sharia inspired bylaws in Indonesia.

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.

Rise of Islam

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

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

Diatas Tumpukan Abu Sejarah

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

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

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. 14 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.

Banning Islamic Sects

Monday, January 7th, 2008, by Patung. 45 Comments

Whether to ban Islamic sects like Ahmadiyah.

Policewomen Uniforms

Thursday, December 20th, 2007, by Patung. 23 Comments

Whether women soldiers and policewomen can wear Muslim headscarves.

Religious Intolerance

Monday, December 17th, 2007, by Patung. 16 Comments

Stories of religious intolerance in Indonesia, involving Islamic schools and mosques being attacked.

Minority Groups

Monday, December 10th, 2007, by Dragonwall. 36 Comments

Discrimination against minority groups in Indonesia.

South Sulawesi Election

Friday, November 16th, 2007, by Patung. 21 Comments

Both Islamic militants and Golkar lose in the South Sulawesi election.

Smoking Sin

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007, by Patung. 20 Comments

Whether cigarette smoking is a sin in Islam.

Muslim Beliefs

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007, by Patung. 16 Comments

The validity or otherwise of different Muslim beliefs.

Modern Islamic Art

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

Islamic art principles and modern Indonesian art.

Al-Qiyadah Al-Islamiyah

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007, by Patung. 80 Comments

Semi theocracy in Bogor and Padang, as the Al-Qiyadah Al-Islamiyah sect is banned.

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.

Batak Church Attack

Saturday, September 8th, 2007, by Patung. 56 Comments

A church in Tangerang, West Java is attacked.

Learning Islam

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007, by Patung. 301 Comments

Indonesian Muslims still have some way to go in learning Islam.

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.

Javanese Terrorists

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007, by Patung. 52 Comments

The Javanese are more likely to become terrorists than other ethnic groups.

Feminism and Islam

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007, by Patung. 160 Comments

Feminism and Islam and Indonesian women.

Christianisation

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

Christianisation in Indonesia.

Indonesian Muslims, & Jews

Friday, April 6th, 2007, by Guest Writer. 38 Comments

Visitor Askan asks what is up with Indonesians and Arabs and Israel.

Jimly Asshiddiqie

Thursday, April 5th, 2007, by Patung. 14 Comments

Constitutional court head Jimly Asshiddiqie on harmonising Islamic law and Indonesian law.

Basri

Sunday, February 4th, 2007, by Patung. 19 Comments

The most wanted man in Poso, Basri, was caught by police.

Al Zaytun

Monday, January 22nd, 2007, by Patung. 13 Comments

The Al-Zaytun Islamic school has fallen under suspicion of links to Negara Islam Indonesia (NII).

I Love Islam

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006, by Patung. 68 Comments

What Islam is and why people love it.

Abdullah Aa Gym Gymnastiar

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006, by Patung. 191 Comments

Charismatic Muslim preacher Aa Gym has taken a second wife.

Animism

Saturday, November 4th, 2006, by Patung. 15 Comments

The government is considering making animism an official religion while some conservative Muslim clerics object.

Multi and Mono Cultures

Saturday, September 30th, 2006, by Patung. 6 Comments

Multi-culturalism, or what Indonesians might call pluralism, is often spoken of as key to Indonesia’s make-up and stability.

Rika Tolentino Kato

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006, by Patung. 91 Comments

Yusril Ihza Mahendra is instructing his new wife, Rika Tolentino Kato, in Islam.

Decline of Islamic Vote

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006, by Patung. 1 Comment

Hamzah Haz says Muslims are less inclined to vote for Islamic parties now than in the past.

Reasons for Benedict’s Speech

Thursday, September 21st, 2006, by Patung. 21 Comments

The references to Islam given within Pope Benedict’s speech.

Female Circumcision

Thursday, August 31st, 2006, by Patung. 115 Comments

The Ulema Council, Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI), says female circumcision is necessary for Muslims.

www.Anshar.net & Chatroom Jihad

Thursday, August 24th, 2006, by Patung. 55 Comments

www.Anshar.net & Chatroom Jihad.

The Crusades & Liberal Islam

Wednesday, July 5th, 2006, by Patung. 42 Comments

The Emancipatory Islamic Network, write about the Crusades and get it all wrong.

Debate on Morality Bill

Monday, May 22nd, 2006, by Patung. 4 Comments

A review of recent news on the pornography and morality bill as thousands of Muslims rallied in Jakarta in support of it.

From Munir to Somchai Neelaphaijit

Sunday, May 21st, 2006, by Sarawut Pratoomraj. No Comments

The similarities in the cases of the murders of two human rights activists, Munir Said Thalib in Indonesia and Somchai Neelaphaijit in Thailand.

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