Some villagers in Sukabumi, West Java force a Mujahidin Council training camp to disperse.
Maria Anshor of the Fatayat Nahdlatul Ulama says radical Islamic groups in Indonesia are an insignificant minority but that they threaten womens’ rights.
A house used as a church in Aceh was burned to the ground by a mob.
Indonesia still has a long way to go to compete with the likes of Singapore, says the head of the national investment body.
The validity or otherwise of the hadith tradition and its relationship to the Quran and how Muslims understand their faith.
A proposed widening of the scope of anti-blasphemy laws could see atheists prosecuted, or atheism become a crime.
Abdul Azis was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for involvement in the 2005 Bali beachside bombings.
The controversial anti-pornography bill has run into problems in the parliament.
The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) is assembling the troops to combat the proselytizing activity of hardline Islamic groups, and also liberal ones.
As Indonesia prepares to send troops to Lebanon calls are made for the country’s armed forces (TNI) to maintain neutrality in the conflict.
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