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Jakarta, NU OnlineThe government is demanding that Saudi Arabia pay compensation for the loss that will be incurred through the Saudis’ decision to slash the quota for Indonesian haj pilgrims by 20 percent from the registered 211,000 pilgrims this year to 168,800.
Jakarta, NU OnllineIndonesia’s largest Muslim mass organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) has criticized the forced relocation of dozens of Sampang Shiites, saying that it is not a solution.
Jakarta, NU OnlineBowing to pressure from Muslim groups, politicians and rights activists, the National Police is set to revoke an internal regulation that bans female officers from wearing the Muslim headscarf or hijab, The Jakarta Post reported.
Cirebon, NU OnlinePesantren graduates should not only be proficient in the field of religion, but also be capable of playing important roles in other fields, especially economics and entrepreneurial skills. At this point they can use the skills as useful capitals for their surrounding communities.
Jakarta, NU OnlineThe brouhaha over the National Police’s ban on the hijab (headscarf) is about to get political with the House of Representatives’ Commission III on human rights planning to summon National Police chief Gen. Timur Pradopo to offer clarification on the policy.
Jakarta, NU OnlineMuslim and human rights groups called on National Police chief Gen. Timur Pradopo to revoke a 2005 ban on hijabs in the police corps.
Jakarta, NU OnlineGeneral Chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) KH Said Aqil Siradj, well known as Kang Said, urged police to allow female police officers to wear jilbab (headscarf).
Jakarta, NU OnlineThe country’s oldest Islamic party has a bee in its bonnet about a prohibition on female police officers wearing an Islamic headscarf, or jilbab.
Jakarta, NU OnlineThe Saudi government has cut Indonesia`s hajj pilgrimage quota this year by 20 percent or 42,200 pilgrims from 211,000 to 168,000 pilgrims, Religious Affairs Minister Suryadarma Ali said.
Jakarta, NU OnlineIn an effort to help Thailand quell insurgency in its Muslim-majority southern provinces, Indonesia has stepped in to provide scholarships for 50 Thai Muslims to study at Islamic universities in Indonesia, officials announced during a two-day visit by a delegation from southern Thailand to Yogyakarta, Central Java.
Sampang, NU OnlineThe Nahdlatul Ulama Branch Board (PCNU) of Sampang, Madura, will remain neutral in the East Java's gubernatorial race that will be held in August 2013 and legislative elections in 2014. Nahdliyin (NU followers) have freedom to use their right to vote in accordance with their own choice.
Kudus, NU OnlineThe long history of struggle shown by Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) is a historical fact because the two were founded by Muslim scholars (ulema) in addition to having the same mission, especially in the fight for the nation's independence.
