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Habib Luthfi: Nahdliyin should follow example of early ulema

Bangkalan, NU Online The charismatic ulema from Pekalongan, Central java, Habib Luthfi bin Ali bin Hasyim bin Yahya called on Nahdliyin (NU followers) to follow the example of early ulema. Because of this, he said, the Nahdliyin could take on the importance of the spirit of unity among Muslim adherents. Habib Luthfi said although the ulema had died, they could still give us lessons. "Look at the Mbah Cholil grave (Syaikhona Cholil, Bangkalan) and Sunan Ampel's.

Rabu, 6 Agustus 2008 | 22:01 WIB

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Nahdliyin expected not to abstain from voting

Bangkalan, NU Online The Nahdliyin (NU followers) in East Java are expected not to abstain from voting in the second round of the province gubernatorial election on coming September this year. Chairman of Advisory Council (Shuriyah) of the East Java's NU Regional Board KH Miftachul Akhyar made the remarks at a commemoration of the 85th birth of NU (in accordance with Islamic calendar) in Bangkalan, Madura on Tuesday (5/8).

Rabu, 6 Agustus 2008 | 08:01 WIB

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RI yet to determine sea boundary for inclusion in PSSA

Jakarta, NU Online Indonesia till has yet to provide one of its waters to the particularly sensitive sea areas (PSSA) and other mechanism of the international maritime organization (IMO) to manage special areas, a senior official says. "This country has not yet determined and forwarded a PSSA zone to IMO," Director General of Law and International Agreements of the Foreign Ministry Eddi Pratomo said here on Tuesday.

Rabu, 6 Agustus 2008 | 01:30 WIB

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East Java's election as fierce battle field for candidates

Surabaya, NU Online The East Java's gubernatorial election would be fierce battle field for candidates and nothing to do with the two Indonesia's biggest muslim organizations, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah. "This gubernatorial election would chose figures directly and not deal with supporting parties, organizations and so on. It is nothing to do with both NU and Muhammadiyah," Saifullah Yusuf, Soekarwo's running mate, and is nominated by the National Mandate Party (PAN) and Democratic Party said here Monday (4/8).

Selasa, 5 Agustus 2008 | 08:11 WIB

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Author Alexander Solzhenitsyn Dies at 89, Son Says

Moskwa, NU Online Russian novelist and historian Alexander Solzhenitsyn, whose works detailed the horrors of Stalin's Soviet labor camps, has died at 89, Russian news agencies reported Monday.  His son, Stepan Solzhenitsyn, told The Associated Press his father died of heart failure late Sunday at his home near Moscow, Russia.

Selasa, 5 Agustus 2008 | 07:51 WIB

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IPNU: Beginner-voters not to abstain from voting (golput)

Jakarta, NU Online The Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama Students Association (IPNU) has called on beginner-voters amounted to 30-40 percent not to abstain from voting (golput). Chairman of the IPNU Idy Muzayyad said that using voting rights in any democratization process could be considered as an act of good citizenship. "So do not abstain from voting," he told NU Online here on Monday (4/8).

Senin, 4 Agustus 2008 | 23:05 WIB

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Islamic preachers expected to socialize disaster awareness

Jakarta, NU Online The existence of preachers amid society is very ideal in socializing the importance of disaster awareness in reducing risk of unpredictable disasters. The Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) through the Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) will involve preachers in disseminating information about disaster risk reduction in three regencies, namely Pandegelang (Banten), Cilacap (Central Java), and Pacitan (East Java).

Senin, 4 Agustus 2008 | 09:03 WIB

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ICIS will appoint representatives in five regions

Jakarta, NU Online The third International Conference of Islamic Scholars (ICIS) will appoint representatives in five regions, namely Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Central and South Asia, Middle East, Africa, Europe and America. General secretary of the ICIS KH Hasyim Muzadi said that it was one of six points as declared in what so-called as "Jakarta Message" that was produced in the Nahdlatul ULama-sponsored world forum recently.

Senin, 4 Agustus 2008 | 00:11 WIB

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Thousands of Muslims in Solo call for dissolution of Ahmadiyah

Solo, NU Online Thousands of Muslims in Surakarta, or locally known as Solo, in Central Java, held a peaceful demonstration calling for an immediate dissolution of Islamic sect Ahmadiyah. The rally took place in North Keraton, Surakarta, on Sunday (3/8), and included speeches by a number of prominent figures, including Chairman of the Indonesian Council of Ulemas KH Ma'ruf Amin and Chairman of the Moslem Front Lawyers team (TPM) Mahendratta.

Ahad, 3 Agustus 2008 | 14:11 WIB

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ICIS ends with adoption of "Jakarta Message"

Jakarta, NU Online The third International Conference of Islamic Scholars (ICIS) ended here Friday with the adoption of a "Jakarta Message." Indonesian Foreign Minister Hasan Wirayudha was given the honor to speak at the closing ceremony. On the occasion, he referred to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono`s remarks at the conference`s opening on Wednesday (30/7).

Sabtu, 2 Agustus 2008 | 03:24 WIB

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ICIS meeting closes with call to eliminate Islamophobia

Jakarta, NU Online The Third International Conference of Islamic Scholars (ICIS) ended its four-day meeting here Friday with the issuance of a call for efforts to reduce Islamophobia in the world. The call was part of a series of recommendations read out by the chairman of the conference's organizing committee, Prof. Dr. Masykuri Abdillah of Indonesia's largest muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), at the Borobudur Hotel.

Sabtu, 2 Agustus 2008 | 02:23 WIB

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West told to cease meddling in Muslim world

Jakarta, NU Online Islamic scholars blamed protracted conflicts in the Islamic world on Western countries and incessant disunity among Muslim nations. The West's perpetual interference in many Muslim states has resulted in enduring domestic strife within them, they said Thursday on the sidelines of the third International Conference of Islamic Scholars (ICIS) in Jakarta.

Jumat, 1 Agustus 2008 | 07:34 WIB