Stories About ‘Muslims’

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

Conspiracy Theories

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008, 20 Comments

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

Islamic Syncretism Examples

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008, 18 Comments

Examples of Islamic-Javanese religious and cultural syncretism.

Jewish Medal of Valor

Monday, May 5th, 2008, 7 Comments

Abdurrahman Wahid aka Gus Dur is awarded a Medal of Valor by the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

Shopping Mall Churches

Monday, April 28th, 2008, 66 Comments

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

Islamic-Western Civilization

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008, 18 Comments

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

Modern Day Witch Hunt

Monday, April 21st, 2008, 46 Comments

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

Islamophobia

Monday, April 14th, 2008, 134 Comments

Islamophobia in Australia and Bali.

PDI Perjuangan

Friday, April 11th, 2008, 11 Comments

Whether the PDI-P, PDI Perjuangan, is a party of thugs, Christians and communists, or is Muslim.

Agama, Adat and Conversion in Nusa Tenggara

Monday, March 31st, 2008, 27 Comments

Religion, culture and conversion in Nusa Tenggara.

Bashir on Martyrs & Maggots

Monday, March 24th, 2008, 48 Comments

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

Fitna by Geert Wilders

Friday, March 7th, 2008, 282 Comments

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

Nyepi in Bali

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008, 30 Comments

The commercialisation of the Hindu festival of Nyepi in Bali.

Treason of the Intellectuals

Friday, February 29th, 2008, 60 Comments

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

Barongsai, & Cultural Assimilation

Monday, February 25th, 2008, 54 Comments

The assimilation of Chinese into Indonesian society, and rules for holding barongsai dances and celebrating Chinese New Year.

Kosovo Independence

Friday, February 22nd, 2008, 8 Comments

Indonesia’s lukewarm response to Kosovo statehood.

Sharia Byelaws

Monday, February 18th, 2008, 32 Comments

Sharia inspired bylaws in Indonesia.

Media Self Censorship

Monday, February 11th, 2008, 46 Comments

Media self censorship in Indonesia, a self-censored media.

Rise of Islam

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008, 37 Comments

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

Communist Victory

Monday, February 4th, 2008, 30 Comments

What if there had been a communist victory in 1965.

Israeli Palestinian Conflict

Friday, January 25th, 2008, 27 Comments

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

Terror Threat

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008, 1 Comment

Al Jemaah Al Islamiyah, terrorist organisations, and the terror threat in Poso in 2008.

Pengrusakan Terhadap Gereja

Monday, January 21st, 2008, No Comments

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

Persecuted Church

Monday, January 21st, 2008, 58 Comments

Why there is so much church persecution in western Java.

Ahmadiyya

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008, 130 Comments

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

Insults & Comebacks

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007, 61 Comments

Tips for insulting someone, and appropriate comebacks, by Achmad.

Rhoma Irama

Monday, September 24th, 2007, 20 Comments

Rhoma Irama advises Indonesian Muslims to stop fighting each other.

Sex Cinemas

Thursday, September 20th, 2007, 24 Comments

Sex cinemas, and how non-Muslims should behave during Ramadan.

Batak Church Attack

Saturday, September 8th, 2007, 55 Comments

A church in Tangerang, West Java is attacked.

Aceh Abominations

Monday, August 6th, 2007, 10 Comments

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

Indonesian Muslims, & Jews

Friday, April 6th, 2007, 38 Comments

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

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Monday, March 12th, 2007, 37 Comments

Ayaan Hirsi Ali continues her battle against Islam.

I Love Islam

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006, 66 Comments

What Islam is and why people love it.

Animism

Saturday, November 4th, 2006, 15 Comments

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

Terrorism, Poverty & Islam

Friday, October 6th, 2006, 44 Comments

Poverty is the cause of terrorism, says a former Muhammadiyah chairman, not Islam.

Reasons for Benedict’s Speech

Thursday, September 21st, 2006, 21 Comments

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

Rebekka Zakaria, Eti Pangesti & Ratna Bangun

Saturday, September 16th, 2006, 18 Comments

Rebekka Zakaria, Eti Pangesti & Ratna Bangun in prison for running a Christian kindergarten in which some Muslim children attended.

Female Circumcision

Thursday, August 31st, 2006, 112 Comments

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

From Munir to Somchai Neelaphaijit

Sunday, May 21st, 2006, 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.

Nasir Abas on Jamaah Islamiyah

Sunday, February 12th, 2006, 2 Comments

An interview with Nasir Abas on Jamaah Islamiyah.

Youth Political & Religious Affiliation

Monday, February 6th, 2006, 6 Comments

A study of youth political & religious affiliation.

Prophet Muhammad Cartoons

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006, 4 Comments

The infamous Prophet Muhammad cartoons.

Pogroms in East Java 1965-66

Tuesday, January 10th, 2006, 6 Comments

The 1965-1966 pogroms in East Java.

Persecution of Christians

Friday, December 23rd, 2005, No Comments

Religious persecution in Indonesia.

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