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Jakarta, NU Online The Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) has urged the government to immediately file diplomatic protest Malaysia related to the recruitment of Indonesian living in border areas as its Wataniyah Paramilitary Legion. "The diplomatic protest is reasonable for what is conducted by Malaysia has violated international law," Vice Secretary General of the PBNU Syaiful Bahri Anshori told reporters here on Thursday (14/2).
Hiroshima, NU Online The Nahdlatul Ulama Special Branch Board (PCI NU) of Japan for the period of 2007-2008 would expire on 17 February ahead. Yet the process of board rotation would always continue the performance of organization. No matter who will be the leader for the Japan-based Nahdliyin organization. The important thing is that how the board members to be able to accomplish purposeful organization mandate.
Jakarta, NU Online The South Jakarta District Court opened Wednesday the trial of an Islamic sect leader facing charges of religious blasphemy for claiming to be a prophet. Al-Qiyadah Al-Islamiyah leader Ahmad Mushaddeq could face a maximum jail term of five years if found guilty of insulting Islam, prosecutor Muchammad Muhadjir said.
Copenhagen, NU Online Danish newspapers on Wednesday reprinted one of the drawings of the Prophet Mohammad that caused global Muslim outrage two years ago. The newspapers said they were republishing the drawing in protest over a plot to murder the cartoonist.
New York, NU Online What is the difference between the term of ulema and scholar? General Chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama has the answer. Speaking before Indonesian Muslims in the Uniter States, Hasyim explained that ulema had more brilliant and effective ways in preaching. All people's difficulties could be easily explained and solved.
Jakarta, NU Online General Chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) KH Hasyim Muzadi who is currently visiting the United States criticizes the country’s foreign policy. An NU press release said here on Saturday that Hasyim made the criticism in a seminar on "Empowering the Indonesian Moderates to Combat Terrorism and Extremism" at John Hopkins University in Washington DC on Friday.
Sidoarjo, NU Online Several people were injured in a clash between thousands of protesters and security personnel following a ceremony for the soft launch of a housing development for Lapindo mudflow victims in the East Java town of Sidoarjo on Saturday. The ceremony turned violent when thousands of mudflow victims protested the plan by Lapindo Brantas, the company at the center of the mudflow, to construct housing for them.
Jakarta, NU Online The weak leadership of Islamic parties and their ignorance of the principles of pluralism will lead them to defeat in the 2009 Legislative Election, said a political analyst. Greg Fealy, a researcher from the School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University, said weak leadership could be seen in almost all Islamic parties, including the National Awakening Party (PKB), Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), United Development Party (PPP) and National Mandate Party (PAN).
New York, NU Online President of the World Conference of Religions for Peace (WCRP) KH Hasyim Muzadi called on world's religious figures to take a stand against issues dealing with poverty. The General Chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) made the statement while presenting his paper entitled Role of Religion in Advancing the Legal Empowerment of the Poor at the Global Consultation Forum at the WCRP's headquarters, New York on Thursday (7/2).
Jakarta, NU Online Indonesians of Chinese descent in many parts of the country celebrated Imlek or Chinese New Year on Thursday (7/2). Meanwhile, the Indonesian government had declared the first day of Chinese New Year a public holiday. &
Bandung, NU Online Former General Chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) KH Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid said that a prospective leader should have such criteria such as sincere, highly dedicated and widely experienced figure. "The most important thing to heed in electing a figure is not too many criteria, but focus on a sincere, highly dedicated, and widely experienced figure as a future leader," Gus Dur told reporters after a meeting at the Al Falah II Islamic Boarding Scool (Pesantren) in Bandung on Tuesday (5/1).
Tehran, NU Online Iran launched a rocket on Monday designed to send its first homemade research satellite into orbit in the next year, state television said, a move likely to add to Western concerns about Tehran's nuclear plans. The ability to put satellites into orbit could indicate an advance in the Islamic Republic's missile technology, though official media gave few details.
