Stories About ‘The Island of Java’

The following stories talk about the subject ‘The Island of Java’.

Sholat in Indonesian

Friday, November 10th, 2006, by . 22 Comments

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


Southern Philippines Jihad

Monday, November 6th, 2006, by . 14 Comments

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


Danish Royal Pigs

Monday, November 6th, 2006, by . 21 Comments

The battle of the cartoon competitions. A group of Muslims in Kediri, East Java, draw insulting pictures of the Danish royal family as pigs.


Heresy in Bogor

Sunday, November 5th, 2006, by . 10 Comments

Excitable Bogor residents go on the rampage against heresy again.


Animism

Saturday, November 4th, 2006, by . 18 Comments

The government is considering making animism an official religion while some conservative Muslim clerics are unhappy about the prospect.


Christian Police Chief

Sunday, October 29th, 2006, by . 22 Comments

Hundreds of Muslims demonstrated in Cirebon, West Java, over the appointment of a new police chief, because of his "religious background".


Muslim Cleric Murdered

Saturday, October 28th, 2006, by . 5 Comments

A Muslim cleric was beaten to death by a mob because of his teachings.


Sharia Complaints

Thursday, October 26th, 2006, by . 14 Comments

The Communion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI) recently held a seminar in which participants voiced their complaints about creeping sharia in the provinces.


Gays & Sharia

Sunday, October 22nd, 2006, by . 6 Comments

Regional laws based on Islamic sharia and their effect on homosexuals.


Zulkieflimansyah & Marissa Haque

Saturday, October 14th, 2006, by . 20 Comments

The gubernatorial election for Banten province in western Java is dominated by the pair of Zulkieflimansyah and former actress Marissa Haque.


Human Trafficking

Wednesday, October 11th, 2006, by . 15 Comments

Twelve provinces in Indonesia are thought to have a serious problem with trafficking of women and children.


Bogor Restaurant Raids

Saturday, October 7th, 2006, by . 7 Comments

A number of small restaurants were raided by Muslim militants in Bogor and forced to close.


Pesantren Students

Monday, October 2nd, 2006, by . 1 Comment

At least one Islamic boarding school on Java is tightening identification requirements for students, especially those from Malaysia.


Multi and Mono Cultures

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

Multi-culturalism, or what Indonesians might call pluralism, is often spoken of as key to Indonesia's make-up and stability but this is likely wrong-headed.


Ramadan Discipline & Solemnity

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006, by . 1 Comment

The banging of drums, and Ramadan fasting slackers, are on the minds of the Pamekasan branch of the Majelis Ulama Indonesia.


Bandung Church Attack

Monday, September 25th, 2006, by . 25 Comments

A house-church near Bandung was attacked by a mob but police stepped in.


Blora Church Closing

Thursday, September 21st, 2006, by . 17 Comments

A Protestant house-church was forcibly shut down in Blora, Central Java.


Church Intimidation

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006, by . 27 Comments

A Muslim mob entered the grounds of a Catholic church in Solo, Central Java.


Pemalang Adultery Crackdown

Monday, September 18th, 2006, by . 12 Comments

Police in Pemalang, Central Java, arrested fifteen amorous couples, who were not man and wife.


Rebekka Zakaria, Eti Pangesti & Ratna Bangun

Saturday, September 16th, 2006, by . 19 Comments

Rebekka Zakaria, Eti Pangesti & Ratna Bangun have completed sixteen months of their three-year prison sentence for running a Christian kindergarten in which some Muslim children attended.


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