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Jakarta, NU Online The National Awakening Party (PKB) executives in Central Java on Monday said Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid would join a siege at the region's General Election Commission (KPU) office on Tuesday. "We have contacted him and Gus Dur has scheduled his presence for Tuesday," said Yusuf Chudlori, chief executive of PKB in Central Java, as quoted by Antara news agency.
Jakarta, NU Online Al Manar TV station is determined to promote moderate Islamic views as developed by the Indonesia's biggest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) overseas. The Hezbollah-linked station has also expected to develop the concept of Islam as blessing for the universe (Islam rahmatan lil Alamin) throughout the world. Al Manar's representative in Indonesia, Ali Assegaf, made the remarks in his residency in Jakarta on Sunday (7/9). According to Assegaf, the Nahdliyin-based organization had great concerns over the Islamic issues in the world. Its recent world forum called as the International Conference of Islamic Scholars (ICIS) was a proof.
Purwakarta, NU Online Supporters of the National Awakening Party of Abdurahman Wahid alias Gus Dur version planned to siege and occupy the office of General Election Commission of Purwakarta district (KPUD), if its management is biased and no longer professional. "This should be carried out following Gus Dur`s instruction to siege KPU offices," Agus Marzuki, Chairman of the Purwakarta PKB chapter of Gus Dur version said here on Sunday.
Jakarta, NU Online Former president Abdurahman “Gus Dur” Wahid said he will support former minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra in the presidential election next year. Gus Dur told a press conference on Saturday that he must support other candidates, if he later could not run for president.
Palembang, NU Online A number of Muslim organizations in South Sumatra said they are willing to uphold a governor’s decree that bans the Ahmadiyah sect at all cost, according to reports by Tempo Interaktif. “This decree is beneficial for Muslims in preserving and saving the tenets of faith from the insults of the Indonesian Jemaah Ahmadiyah (JAI) disdaining the purity of the Islamic faith,” Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) for South Sumatra chairman Sodikun told a media briefing on Saturday.
Jakarta, NU Online General Chairman of the Advisory Council of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Abdurahman Wahid (Gus Dur) instructed their supporters to surround the General Election Commission (KPU) office. "Supporters of the PKB Regional branches have been instructed to surround the KPU officec because of their on account of its ignorance," said Gus Dur during a press conference at PKB office in Kalibata here on Friday.
Jakarta, NU Online The leader of Ciganjur Islamic boarding school (pesantren) KH Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) called on people to consider the importance of moral values in dealing with any emerging social issues. Gus Dur made the remarks as addressing a religious gathering to study Ar Risalah written by Imam Syafi'ie at Pesantren Ciganjur, Jln. Warung Sila, Jakarta on Friday (5/9).
Banda Aceh, NU Online A plan to test election candidates in Indonesia's Aceh province for their knowledge of the Koran will go ahead despite objections from national parties, officials said Wednesday. "We will implement the local ordinance on political parties requiring all legislative candidates to take the Koran proficiency test," Aceh Electoral Commission chief Salam Paroh tolf AFP.
Jombang, NU Online Mambaul Ma'arif Islamic boarding school, well-known as Pesantren Denanyar, has taken a new breakthrough during the holy month of Ramdhan. The pesantren located in Denanyar, Jombang, East Java, has held such religious gatherings to take up various issues. The purposeful gatherings have not only focused on Islamic thoughts like Ahlussunnah wal Jama'ah (Aswaja), Shi'ite, Wahabism, Neo-Mu'tazilism, and Salafism but also focused on topics about Atheism, Liberalism, Secularism, Socialism, Capitalism, Structural and Cult
Jakarta, NU Online The United Development Party (PPP) leadership is to encourage its faction in the House of Representatives (DPR) to move the House to use its right of inquiry on the Tangguh LNG (liquefied natural gas) contract with China signed in 2002 under the Megawati Soekarnoputri presidency, a party official said. "It is now still an idea but we (the PPP executive board) will discuss it with our faction in the House. Whatever the mechanism that has to be followed, there must be concrete action on this issue," PPP Secretary General Irgan Chairul Mahfiz was quoted by Antara news agency as saying here Wednesday.
Batam, NU Online Batam municipality on Wednesday revoked the permit of a popular karaoke club, Satellite Ozon KTV, for operating during the first eve of Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month. "Satellite Ozon KTV was found operating during the first eve of Ramadan," a member of the municipal tourism office, Marzuki, told The Jakarta Post.
Jakarta, NU Online General Chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) KH Hasyim Muzadi has now had a new business at one of Indonesia's outstanding universities. Hasyim has just been appointed to be a lecturer at the Indonesian University due to his important roles in helping create world peace through the concept of Islam rahmatan lil alamin (blessing for the universe). The involvement of the leader of Malang's Al Hikam Islamic boarding school (pesantren) was marked with his preliminary speech delivered at the university located on Jalan Salemba, Jakarta on Monday (1/9) evening. He will teach World View about Islam at the postgraduate prog
