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Young Indonesian muslim leaders off to Australia
ANTARA 9 March 2010
Jakarta - A delegation of young Indonesian Muslim leaders have left for Australia on a bilateral exchange program.
An Australian Embassy media release made available to Antara on 
Aceh Al-Qaeda group targeted
Bangkok.News.Net 8 March 2010
Authorities in the Indonesian province of Aceh have arrested and charged suspected Islamic militants.
Police said they had arrested 16 suspected militants in a series
Training camp raid sparks fears over terrorist resurgence
Sydney Morning Herald 25 February 2010
By TOM ALLARD
Indonesian police have launched a manhunt for up to 50 members of a suspected terrorist group in Aceh amid reports that an Afghan national is among those who fled a raid on a training camp on
Saudi man to stand trial over Indonesia bombing
Montreal Gazette 25 February 2010
A Saudi man will stand trial in Indonesia on Wednesday accused of financing twin suicide bombings on luxury hotels in Jakarta last year that killed seven people. Al Khelaiw Ali Abdullah, "provided
Indonesian clerics warn against Valentine's Day's 'free sex'
Sin Chew Jit Poh 12 February 2010
SURABAYA - Muslim leaders in Indonesia on Friday told the faithful not to celebrate Valentine's Day because it is sinful and leads to "free sex". "We forbid Muslims to celebrate
Two Churches Forced to Close in Indonesia
Crosswalk.com 8 February 2010
By Samuel Rionaldo
JAKARTA — Local governments have ordered the closure of two churches on Indonesia's Java island. Under pressure from Islamist groups, authorities ordered Christian Baptist Church
Two Churches Forced to Close in Indonesia
Christian Post 5 February 2010
By Samuel Rionaldo
JAKARTA - Local governments have ordered the closure of two churches on Indonesia’s Java island. Under pressure from Islamist groups, authorities ordered Christian Baptist
Indonesia minister defends blasphemy law in court
MSN Philippines News 4 February 2010
Indonesia on Thursday defended its blasphemy law as vital to religious harmony in the mainly Muslim country as human rights groups tried to demonstrate in court the legislation was
Indonesian Muslim leaders slam horror movie
AFP 4 February 2010
JAKARTA — A new Indonesian horror movie about a menstruating ghost ran foul of the country's highest Islamic body on Thursday. 'Hantu Puncak Datang Bulan' (The Menstruating Ghost of Puncak) made
Govt panel rejects Muslim parliament
Manila Standard Today 1 February 2010
THE government has turned down the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s proposal for a parliamentary system for Muslim Mindanao because the Constitution allows only a presidential system of
Indonesian Muslims by the numbers
The Jakarta Post 1 February 2010
As expatriates avoid living near mosques, some Indonesian Muslims also balk at having Westerners in their neighborhood. A study by the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) shows six out of every 10
Churches torched by Muslim mob in Indonesia
The Hindu 25 January 2010
A Muslim mob torched unlicensed churches and priest’s home in western Indonesia last week and security forces have deployed to ensure order, a government spokesman said on Monday. No one was hurt
Three Indonesian religious police accused of gang rape, torture
RIA Novosti 14 January 2010
Three officers in the Indonesian region of Aceh's religious police have been charged with the gang rape and torture of a 20-year-old woman, The Jakarta Globe reported. Police have arrested two of
Human Rights Situation in Arab World Getting Worse
AllGov 16 December 2009
Efforts to improve the human rights situation in Arab countries have amounted to little more than broken promises since Sept. 11, according to the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies.
Al-Qaeda killing mostly Muslims: 85% of casualties non-Westerners, report says
National Post 15 December 2009
By Peter Goodspeed
Most victims of al-Qaeda terrorist attacks are Muslims living in Muslim countries, says a new report from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The study, by the academy's Combatting Terrorism
Arab countries fail on human rights—report
The INQUIRER 10 December 2009
By Samer al-Atrush
• Report Summary - EN
• Report Intro - EN
• Annual Report - Arabic
Human rights deteriorated across the Arab world in 2009 with torture widely practiced in several countries, an Arab watchdog said in a report released on Tuesday
CAIRO - The report by the independent Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies surveyed 12 countries and said that most of them repressed human rights activists, press freedoms, and discriminated against religious minorities. The state of human rights in the 12 countries—Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen—"has worsened compared to 2008," the report said.
Indonesia: Govt urged to review Islamic bylaws
AKI - Adnkronos International 10 December 2009
Jakarta - An Indonesian organisation has urged the government to review a number of Islamic Sharia-based bylaws deemed discriminative against women as part of its
Indonesia: Men join in the fight against polygamy
AKI - Adnkronos International 02 November 2009
Jakarta. Indonesian pro-polygamy groups are not only facing protest from angry housewives and women's rights activists; a new group of men calling themselves the Men’s Coalition against Polygamy (Kolmi)
Indonesian with 12-year-old bride acquitted
Radio Nederland Wereldomroep 14 October 2009
An Indonesian court has acquitted a businessman, who is also a Muslim cleric, on charges relating to his unofficial marriage to a 12-year-old girl.
Islamic Groups Shut Down Worship of Church in Indonesia
Compass Direct 06 October 2009
JAKARTA. Several Islamic organizations have pressed officials in a sub-district near Indonesia’s capital city to forbid Jakarta Christian Baptist Church to worship in a house, resulting in an order to cease worship.
