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Serang, NU Online President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on those in charge of religious propagation not to trigger conflicts among the community. In his address marking the opening of the 22nd National Koran Recital Contest (MTQ) in Serang, Banten Province, on Tuesday (17/6), the head of state appealed to religious leaders to seek the best solution to contradictory issues on misleading religious tenets.
Serang, NU Online President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has offially opened the 22nd National Koran Reading Contests (MTQ) in the Banten provincial capital of Serang Tuesday (17/6) evening. The MTQ, participated by 3,186 Koranic readers from the 33 provinces across the country will be held from June 17 to 24, 2008.
Kuala Lumpur, NU Online Madurese NU followers (Nahdliyin) living in Malaysia has initiative to establish village level NU board around Kuala Lumpur exactly in Segambut Dalam (Kuala Lumpur) and Kayu Ara Damansara (Selangor). The purposeful initiative was following the visit of Bangkalan NU Branch Board R KH Fakhrillah As-Schal and his entourage to the office of Malaysia's NU Special branch Board (PCINU) in Kuala Lumpur on 31st May. During the visit there were also some appointed as committeemen of the establishment.
Cairo, NU Online Thirty-nine Indonesian teenagers have been found to be illegally staying in Egypt following an empty promise from their agents that they can study at Al Azhar University without an admissions test. The Indonesian Embassy in Cairo said in a press statement on Monday the 39 teenagers had paid Rp 17 million (US$1,900) each to the agents to study at the university.
Jakarta, NU Online The faction of the National Awakening Party (PKB) led by Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid submitted on Monday a letter to the Supreme Court to strengthen its legal position in regard to a court verdict favoring the rival PKB faction led by Muhaimin Iskandar. The faction is seeking "legal protection" from the Supreme Court while waiting for the South Jakarta District Court to issue a memorandum of appeal, Hermawi Taslim from the PKB central board said.
Kuala Lumpur, NU Online Malaysia's second largest mobile phone company has suspended a short message service contest offering new cars for winners after Islamic authorities warned it contained elements of gambling. In a brief statement received today, Celcom Mobile Sdn Bhd said it would temporarily halt its "100 days, 100 cars" SMS campaign until Tuesday.
Jember, NU Online NU was nothing to do with a recent Monas Square incident. NU was instead obliged to take steps to keep and protect harmony and peacefulness among people. In turn NU must reject any kinds of violence. Chairman of Jember's NU Branch Board KH Muhyiddin Abdusshomad made the remarks at a problem deliberation (bahtsul matsa'il) at Nurul Yakin Mosque, Krajan, Mangli, Kaliwates district on Sunday (15/6).
Denpasar, NU Online Academics said Sunday that globalization and modernization had changed the Balinese character and culture, causing an identity crisis on the island. "The face of Bali, which is usually full of religiosity, friendliness and natural charm, now has started to show its dark side," Ida Bagus Gunadha told a cultural congress at the Indonesian Art Institute in Denpasar.
Cirebon, NU Online Nahdlatul Ulama would not involve in any regional elections (Pilkada) in all regions in Indonesia. NU would again and again hold firmly what called as the 1926 Khittah as a religious-social organization not to do with practical politics organizationally at all. “The Pilkada has nothing to do with NU,” chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) KH Said Aqil Siradj (Kang Said) as responding to a participant's question at a discussion and plenary session of NU Preaching Association (LDNU) in Cirebon, West Java over the weekend asking the NU cadres' defeat in r
Jombang, NU Online The executive board of the Abdurrahman Wahid or Gus Dur-led Nation`s Awakening Party (PKB) continues to reject the government`s suggestion that it reconcile the Muhaimin Iskandar-led PKB, a spokesperson said. "In PKB we do not subscribe to reconciliation but amnesty. And Gus Dur himself has long offered amnesty to Cak Imin (as Muhaimin Iskandar is popularly called)," secretary general of Gur Dur-led PKB Zannuba Ariffah Chafsoh said at the Tebuireng Islamic boarding school here on Saturday (14/6).
Jakarta, NU Online The Indonesian government finally issued a joint ministerial decree on Monday banning followers of Jamaah Ahmadiyah Indonesia (JAI) from carrying out religious activities, but many Muslims organizations in the country were not satisfied as it did not provide for JAI`s dissolution. Many Muslim groups have been exerting pressure on the government to disband the JAI organization which they say is a heretical Islamic sect or had deviated from the true Islamic tenets.
Jakarta, NU Online Indonesia's biggest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) agreed to cooperate with Australian government in tacking the phenomenon of global climate change. In dealing with this phenomenon, General Chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) KH Hasyim Muzadi and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the PBNU's headquarters, Jalan Kramat Raya 164 Jakarta on Friday (13/6).
