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LTN NU: National reconciliation should be based on truth

Jakarta, NU Online The national reconciliation initiated by various national circles should be based on truth. Instead, the reconciliation would not be achieved by obscuring history or twisting historical facts. Lajnah Ta'lif wan Nasr (center for research and development) of NU made the statement in its appeal letter No 104/B/LTN-NU/XI/2208 to respond to various political issues related especially to the carelessness in reconstructing history as a means of achieving national rehabilitation and reconciliation.

Rabu, 19 November 2008 | 05:00 WIB

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Brussels mosques neighborhood

Brussels, NU Online Every time the adhan is raised in Molenbeek, the Muslim call to prayer echoes 20 times in the Belgian capital's western neighborhood. That's because the district is home to 21 mosques, rightfully earning it the reputation of Brussels' Islamic center. At the heart of Molenbeek, lies Al-Khalil, the biggest mosque in all Belgium.

Selasa, 18 November 2008 | 07:40 WIB

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NU teachers told to increase professionalism

Bogor, NU Online Teachers from Nahdlatul Ulama educational institutions are told to immediately increase their professionalism in order to be able to compete with others. Chairman of the Educational Institution of Ma'arif NU Muhsin Ibnu Juhan made the remarks on the sidelines of a meeting taking up issues of public relations and teacher professionalism at Al Fatah Islamic boarding school (pesantren), Ciomas, Bogor over the weekend.

Senin, 17 November 2008 | 00:22 WIB

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Gus Dur insists on climbing presidential seat

Jakarta, NU Online KH Abdurahman Wahid, a former Indonesian president who was brought down from power by lawmakers in July 2001, reaffirmed his commitment Saturday to run for presidency next year. “I am prevented by President SBY, vice president JK and all political parties except for PKB from becoming a presidential candidate. Let them try to stymie me, we will see what happens,” Wahid said as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.

Ahad, 16 November 2008 | 03:21 WIB

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NU leaders should be from NU

Jakarta, NU Online The existence of NU would continue to survive if its leaders are those who have devoted themselves in struggling for NU and not those having no understanding about NU. Chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) KH Said Aqil Siradj (Kang Said) made the remarks recently.

Jumat, 14 November 2008 | 08:03 WIB

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Saudi-UN religious tolerance meeting

United Nations, NU Online Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz opened on Wednesday, November 12, an international conference on promoting interfaith dialogue with the participation of several world leaders, including the Israeli president. "We state with a unified voice that religions through which Almighty God sought to bring happiness to mankind should not be turned into instruments to cause misery," King Abdullah told world leaders.

Kamis, 13 November 2008 | 13:19 WIB

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Police chief pledges to uphold porn law

Denpasar, NU Online Despite both the public and administrative bodies in Bali refusing to enact the recently passed pornography bill, Bali Police Chief Insp. Gen. Teuku Ashikin Husein said the law was "positive" and his office would be enforcing it completely. "If the law is positive for the country, then that's the law I am going to enact," he said during a ceremony commemorating National Hero's Day in Denpasar on Monday.

Rabu, 12 November 2008 | 01:39 WIB

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New English daily seeks regional presence from Indonesia

Jakarta, NU Online Despite the global economic crisis and falling newspaper sales around the world, a new English-language daily is hitting the newsstands in Jakarta Wednesday with big ambitions of having a regional impact. The Jakarta Globe is entering a market already saturated with Indonesian-language dailies and dominated for the past 25 years in English by The Jakarta Post.

Selasa, 11 November 2008 | 09:23 WIB

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Thousands of workers suspended due to global financial crisis

Palangkaraya, NU Online A number of companies in Central Kalimantan have suspended 2,591 workers because of the current global financial crisis, a local manpower official said. "The suspended workers were previously employed in the wood and plantation sectors. But the suspension is temporary in nature because they will be reemployed when the financial condition returns to normal," Chief of the Industrial Relations Section at the Central Kalimantan Manpower and Transmigration Office Nurjanah said here on Sunday.

Senin, 10 November 2008 | 04:01 WIB

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NU chairman: Mbah Hasyim's jihad is absolutely not the same as Amrozi's

Surabaya, NU Online The word of jihad voiced by NU founding father Hadratus Sheikh KH Hasyim Asy'ari (Mbah Hasyim) in the Jihad Resolution on 22 October 1945 that triggered the Heroes "10 November" Day event is absolutely not the same as that screamed by Muslim militants like Amrozi et al. "Jihad in the sense of physical and military confrontation should be placed within a broader social system," said chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) Fajrul Falakh on the sidelines of a seminar taking up issues on jihad and heroism.

Senin, 10 November 2008 | 01:01 WIB

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Fuel prices drop fails to satisfy public

Cirebon, NU Online The people of Cirebon, West Java, remain unconvinced that a government plan to reduce Premium gasoline prices will solve their increasingly complicated financial problems. The government announced Thursday that effective from Dec. 1, the price of subsidized Premium gasoline would be lowered from Rp 6,000 to Rp 5,500 (54 to 49 US cents) per liter.

Sabtu, 8 November 2008 | 07:06 WIB

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U.S. Muslims see hope in Obama

Washington, NU Online The majority of American Muslims is believed to have voted for Barak Obama as the new president, islamonline.com reported. IslamOnline has interviewed several Muslims, including community leaders, on what issues should top the agenda of President Obama and the domestic and international implications of his election.

Jumat, 7 November 2008 | 06:20 WIB