August 22nd, 2008 Posted By drillanwr. JAKARTA, Indonesia — Hundreds of Christian theology students have been living in tents since a mob of angry Muslim neighbors stormed their campus last month wielding bamboo spears and hurling Molotov cocktails. The incident comes amid growing concern that Indonesia’s tradition of religious tolerance is under threat from Islamic [...]
by Mathias Hariyadi http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=12870&size=A The perpetrators show no remorse for the deaths of more than 200 Western tourists on vacation in the island, and ask to be killed according to the dictates of sharia, which provides for decapitation. The sentence will be carried out in the next few weeks on an island in central [...]
Muslims storm Protestant school in Jakarta, injuring 265 students by Benteng Reges Over the week-end Muslim fanatics target a Christian school in the capital’s east side. Police evacuate the institute to protect students. Hundreds of police agents are now guarding it to prevent further violence. Jakarta (AsiaNews) – Police evacuated the Christian Theological Arastamar Institute [...]
VP asks Muslim students not to become `habitual demonstrators` http://tinyurl.com/6ybpxv Palembang (ANTARA News) – Vice President Jusuf Kalla asked students grouped in the Indonesian Muslim Students Association (HMI) to become academics and servants of society instead of “habitual demonstrators and protesters.” Speaking at the opening of the 26th HMI congress here on Monday, the vice [...]
Extremists infiltrate moderate groups, scholars say Andra Wisnu, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Conservative and extremist leaders have insinuated their way into major Islamic organizations, leaving these groups unable to counter rising radicalism and religious violence in Indonesia, a forum concluded Thursday. Muslim scholars, speaking at the discussion in Jakarta, criticized Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, [...]
Indonesia: President responsible for rise of radical Islam, says think-tank Jakarta, 7 July (AKI) – Indonesia’s president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is to blame for the rise of radical Islam there, leading think-tank International Crisis Group claimed on Monday. The ICG said that Yudhoyono (photo) made a serious mistake in inviting the country’s main [...]
» 06/27/2008 13:28 INDONESIA (How come this story was not reported by the MSM? If threee Mosques were burned down, this would be major news. The lack of reporting by the media on agressive acts against the Christians is downplayed, and will be the part of the demise of freedom, liberty and democracy. We cannot [...]
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.2240605324 Banda Aceh, 10 June (AKI) – A patrol car belonging to the Sharia police in the Indonesian province of Banda Aceh has been attacked that has raised concern about a backlash against Islamic law. The car was firebombed by at least four people using Molotov cocktails outside the Sharia police headquarters in a [...]
Sharia products help Prudential make as much profit in Asia as in UK Posted on June 10, 2008 by ribh http://tinyurl.com/5bjg4t Prudential is looking at ways of expanding the group’s range of takaful products – which are compliant with sharia law – building on its experience in Indonesia, where 25% of all sales are sharia-compliant [...]
Banda Aceh, 10 June (AKI) – A patrol car belonging to the Sharia police in the Indonesian province of Banda Aceh has been attacked that has raised concern about a backlash against Islamic law. “Unless there are changes in how Sharia law is applied, it is possible that in the future we will see other [...]
Posted on June 9, 2008 by ribh Indonesia’s central bank An Indonesian parliamentary working committee agreed to pass a new bill on Sharia or Islamic banking into law, a legislator said on Thursday, which would encourage growth of the country’s Islamic finance sector. Under the existing scheme, the parliament will hold a plenary hearing, which [...]
RNCOS Releases A New Report- Sharia Banking System in Indonesia http://www.newswiretoday.com/news/35356/ NewswireToday – /newswire/ – Delhi, New Delhi, India, 06/09/2008 – RNCOS has recently added a new Market Research Report titled, “Sharia Banking System in Indonesia” to its report gallery. The report gives an extensive research and in-depth analysis on [...]
30 May 2008 11:10:30 GMT Source: Reuters JAKARTA, May 30 (Reuters) – Three Islamic militants sentenced to death for the 2002 Bali blasts will face a firing squad on Java island, but the date has yet to be specified, a deputy attorney general said on Friday. The three men — Amrozi, Imam Samudra, and [...]
Middle East: Wednesday, May 28 – 2008 at 15:22http://www.ameinfo.com/158492.html Indonesia, the only OPEC member in South East Asia will leave the organisation today. The announcement comes as the country’s annual output stands at 49% of its 1970s peak and industrial disputes have slowed new developments. The country now imports close to 30% of its domestic [...]
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/24/content_8244068.htm www.chinaview.cn 2008-05-24 19:19:07 JAKARTA, May 24 (Xinhua) — The Indonesian Police on Saturday arrested 140 students during a raid into Jakarta ‘ s National University to control violent protests against fuel price hikes. ”We have arrested 140 students and investigation is underway to learn who really get involved (in [...]
UPDATE 2-Indonesia plans retail sharia bonds, T-bills Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:19pm IST http://in.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=INJAK15440520080430 By Adriana Nina Kusuma JAKARTA, April 30 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s finance ministry said on Wednesday it planned to issue sharia-compliant bonds for retail investors as well as Islamic T-bills to help develop the local Islamic finance industry and plug its budget [...]
Indonesian bond growth chart Indonesia plans to sell two Islamic bonds in H2 Tue Apr 8, 2008 7:01am IST JAKARTA, April 8 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s finance ministry plans to sell Islamic bonds in the international and domestic markets in the second half of 2008, a senior official said late on Monday following the approval [...]
Beat up infidel tourists, says Muslim cleric By Natasha Robinson March 24, 2008 http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,26058,23421939-5014090,00.html Video and full story here. aftermath of Disco in Bali bombed by “youths” of “peace” Hardline … Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has called for tourists in Bali to be beaten and for youths to become martyrs / Reuters [...]
» 03/10/2008 13:13INDONESIA Fears growing over local laws inspired by sharia Mathias Hariyadihttp://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=11727&size=A According to Muslims and minorities, the norms threaten religious freedom and multiracial coexistence. The laws are in practice applied even to non-Muslims. It’s a growing phenomenon, while the central government stands by and watches. Jakarta (AsiaNews) – Muslims and religious minorities in [...]
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