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Tegal, NU Online The Nahdlatul Ulama Students Association (IPNU) should be able to stand in frontline in preserving the moderate teachings of Ahlussunnah wal Jamaah (Aswaja) that have now been facing many heavy challenges. Ex-chairman of IPNU Zainut Tauhid Saadi made the remarks on the sidelines of a declaration of the Tegal's IPNU alumni at the Kudus Hotel, Slawi, Central Java recently.
Tegal, NU Online The Nahdlatul Ulama Students Association (IPNU) should be able to stand in frontline in preserving the moderate teachings of Ahlussunnah wal Jamaah (Aswaja) that have now been facing many heavy challenges. Ex-chairman of IPNU Zainut Tauhid Saadi made the remarks on the sidelines of a declaration of the Tegal's IPNU alumni at the Kudus Hotel, Slawi, Central Java recently.
Jakarta, NU Online The release of Tim Weiner's Pulitzer-winning book The Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA in Indonesia has sparked controversy over allegations former vice-president Adam Malik was involved in the U.S spy agency and the overthrow of Sukarno. Although the book was released almost a year and a half ago in the U.S., debate has erupted here after Jakarta-based Gramedia Pustaka Utama published the Indonesian version of the book, titled Membongkar Kegagalan CIA (Uncover CIA Failures) recently.
Jakarta, NU Online The Ulema National Awakening Party (PKNU) swore an oath on Sunday binding all 4,200 of its legislative candidates not to commit any corrupt act, Kompas.com reported. "I swear not to commit any corrupt act nor any other disgraceful act and not to accept any gift in any form related to my duty as a representative of the people," a member of PKNU consultative board, KH Ubaidillah Faqih, led the candidates in an oath-swearing ceremony in Jakarta.
Semarang, NU Online As the Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) has nothing to do with the call for golput (abstaining from voting) in the 2009 legislative and presidential elections as voiced by Indonesian former president KH Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) recently. "As part of responsible citizens, NU would of course not call for the golput. Rather it call on the citizens to use their voting right as good as possible," general chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) KH Hasyim Muzadi said here over the weekend.
Madinah, NU Online The Islamic University of Madinah admitted 51 students from Indonesia in 2008 or over 100 percent more than in the previous year. The fact was learned by Indonesian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Salim Segaf Aldjufri during a visit to the university on Saturday.
Jakarta, NU Online The Indonesian government was urged to take a stern measure against whoever had disseminated blasphemous pictures or cartoons of Prophet Muhammad through a website, a legislator has said. Mutammimul Ula, a member of the Justice and Prosperous Party (PKS) on behalf of the party hoped here on Thursday relating to the `website lapotuak.wordpress.com` which blasphemed Prophet Muhammad through pornographic pictures or cartoons in the website recently.
Nicosia, NU Online After years of animosity and fighting, imam Muhammad Ashafa and pastor James Wuye are cooperating to promote peace and tolerance in Africa’s most populous country. "Where we see conflict or indicators that there could be conflict we go," Wuye told Reuters on Tuesday, November 18.
Ahead of November, almost all of people would always trace their history in accordance with their own interest. Unfortunately in addition to having explored their history, they have also often buried it or at least twisted it. All this was aimed at justifying their wrong acts in the past to pursue hero title as that happened recently. M. Natsir before being promoted as a national hero, various reports had exaggeratedly been published as if all this was not a rebellion movement but solely a movement to criticize the central government. When the Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PRRI)/Charter of Common Struggle (Permesta) was no longer be considered as a rebellion movement, its leaders such as Natsir, Safruddin Prawiranegara and Soemitro Jojohadikusumo were not regarded as rebels but the critics of the central government. That is why, they were named as democratic figures opposed to Bung Karno that was considered as an authoritarian man.
Surabaya, NU Online Soetomo well known as Bung Tomo was named as a national hero by the government recently. In this regard, the NU Branch Board of Surabaya (PCNU) has an initiative to establish what called as "Resolusi Jihad" monument. Chairman of the Surabaya's PCNU KH Saiful "Gus Saiful" Chalim said here on Wednesday (19/11) that the existence of the monument would be very important because there was a close relationship between Bung Tomo and the fatwa of "Resolusi Jihad" issued by the great chairman (rais akbar) of the Indonesia's biggest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Hadrotus Sheikh KH Hasyim Asy'ari on 22 October 1945.
Jakarta, NU Online The leader of Tebuireng Islamic boarding school (Pesantren), Jombang, East Java, KH Sholahuddin Wahid (Gus Sholah) would not follow KH Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur)'s call for abstaining from voting (Golput) in the 2009 elections. Gus Sholah who is also the younger brother of Gus Dur admitted that he had his own point of view dealing with the golput. As for him, it was not to do with the matter to vote.
Jakarta, NU Online Chairman of the Advisory Council of the People Awakening Party (PKB) KH Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) called on his party in its all levels to boycott the legislative and presidential elections. Gus Dur called for the boycott following the decision of the General Elections Commission (KPU) not to recognize his faction of the PKB in the 2009 elections.
