The following stories talk about the subject ‘Muslim’.
The Indonesian version of the Faith Freedom International website is forced to shut down.
Purba on Barry Soetoro aka Barack Obama’s Indonesian connection.
Ross lambasts the legal profession for its tolerance of the Tim Pembela Muslim (TPM), the Muslim Lawyers’ Team.
The controversy over a politician-cleric’s marriage to an underage lust for young girls in Semarang.
A minority within a minority, organization and numbers of Chinese Muslims in Java and North Sumatra.
Confusion over Eid Al Fitr celebrations and what date they should be held on.
How the PKS attempts winning the hearts and minds of ordinary people and voters, through provision of social services.
Two religion based political parties deciding to become more diverse and socially inclusive.
Islamic rituals of dating, courting and romance, how to woo your Muslim bride.
On why the Islamic world fell into backwardness, and the key to future success.
A short explanation and some proper etiquette for expats during Ramadan period.
Islamic or Muslim boarding schools are increasingly under pressure from radical elements.
The next target of Islamic fanatics will be old Javanese customs and traditions.
The MUI attempts to unseat Dedi Mulyadi in Purwakarta for a musical analogy.
Ross questions the motives of subversive Islamic groups sensitivity over Papua.
The divorce rate and reasons for divorce, and why women lead the way.
Ridwan Saidi says people migrating to Jakarta are often too narrow in their cultural perspective.
Annisa Trihapsari on wearing the jilbab, baby, and husband Sultan Djorghi.
Immigration to West Papua is said to be creating the seeds of sectarian conflict.
Rima says religion and religiosity are to blame for much of Indonesia’s troubles.
Australia is a paradise of tolerance and religious freedom for Indonesian Muslims.
FPI leader Habib Rizieq Shihab and his famous supporters.
Frozen Assets - good citizens in suspended animation.
Smiling, celebrity Muslim cleric Ustad Jeffry Al Buchori has no time for the Front Pembela Islam.
Explanations for the FPI violence at Monas, blaming the victims and others, the government, and the CIA.
Keterangan mengenai kekerasan FPI di Monas, menyalahkan korban, pemerintah dan persekongkolan asing.
PKS ideology, recent electoral wins, and the 2009 general and presidential elections with Tifatul Sembiring.
Singer Dewi Sandra reassures her fans that she has not changed her religion again.
Marrying off old people and those living in sin, mass and arranged marriage ceremony season.
Confusion reigns as to whether Bali gubernatorial candidate I Gede Winasa is Muslim or Hindu, or both.
Conspiracy theories among opinion leaders in Sumatra, Zionist and British conspiracies.
Bali bomber Amrozi finds love in prison, and marries today, while his execution nears.
Examples of Islamic-Javanese religious and cultural syncretism.
Abdurrahman Wahid aka Gus Dur is awarded a Medal of Valor by the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
Front Pembela Islam FPI preacher Ahmad Sobri Lubis incites murder.
People in West Java are flocking to the shopping mall churches to pray.
Islamic & Western Civilization, and Muslims and Christians, have much in common.
A plea to defend Jamaah Ahmadiyah against a modern day witch hunt.
Whether the PDI-P, PDI Perjuangan, is a party of thugs, Christians and communists, or is Muslim.
The film Ketika Cinta Bertasbih and not hurting the feelings of religious minorities.
The stance of Indonesian clerics against homosexuality and about curing it.
Religion, culture and conversion in Nusa Tenggara.
On the harmony or otherwise between democracy and Islam.
Some of Abu Bakar Bashir’s village musings have Australians outraged.
Easter celebrations in Indonesia, a service in Bogor is broken up, mayhem in Atambua.
The banned movie about the Bali bombings, Promised Paradise.
Activists and youth groups running amok in search of alcohol and the attractions of Batam.
Young actresses Carissa Putri and Melanie Putria discuss polygamy.
The gathering storm over Geert Wilders anti-Islam film Fitna.
The commercialisation of the Hindu festival of Nyepi in Bali.
The lovely Julia Suryakusuma, and other intellectuals, commit treason.
The assimilation of Chinese into Indonesian society, and rules for holding barongsai dances and celebrating Chinese New Year.
Indonesia’s lukewarm response to Kosovo statehood.
Sharia inspired bylaws in Indonesia.
Hari Valentine dan hubungannya dengan persekutuan Yahudi.
Jaringan Islam Emansipatoris meliput tentang Perang Salib.
Media self censorship in Indonesia, a self-censored media.
Apa Islam itu dan mengapa orang-orang “mencintai”-nya.
The west feels threatened by the rise of Islam in Indonesia.
What if there had been a communist victory in 1965.
Budaya Muslim-Arab yang telah dimasukkan ke Indonesia akan menemui ajalnya.
Perlombaan kecantikan Miss Indonesia di Palembang dituduh menyebarkan sipilis.
The Miss Indonesia 2008 beauty pageant in Palembang.
Perselisihan Israel dan Palestina, sekaligus hubungan Indonesia dengan Israel.
The Israeli Palestinian conflict, and Indonesia’s relationship with Israel.
Permasalahan Jemaah Islamiyah sebagai organisasi teroris dan ancaman terorisme di Sulawesi Tengah.
Al Jemaah Al Islamiyah, terrorist organisations, and the terror threat in Poso in 2008.
Mengapa terdapat begitu banyak penyerangan terhadap gereja-gereja di Jawa Barat.
Why there is so much church persecution in western Java.
Ahmadiyyah melakukan perubahan atas kepercayaannya dan terhindar dari pelarangan pemerintah.
Merambatnya Islam lunak di Indonesia menurut pemerhati mancanegara.
Indonesia is undergoing soft Islamization.
Whether to ban Islamic sects like Ahmadiyah.
Tips for insulting someone, and appropriate comebacks, by Achmad.
Whether women soldiers and policewomen can wear Muslim headscarves.
Discrimination against minority groups in Indonesia.
Whether the Jakarta Post newspaper is too left wing.
The MUI, Clerics’ Council, Majelis Ulama Indonesia.
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