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Jakarta, NU Online Some Muslim mass organizations basing their teachings on Ahlussunnah wal Jamaah (Aswaja) agreed to settle a forum to play mediating roles between them. They called the much-awaited umbrella as Islamic Communication Forum of Nusantara (Forsinu).
Jakarta, NU Online The Nahdlatul Ulema (NU) is planning to organize a world ulema meeting in Jakarta next July, its chairman said on Monday. "The meeting will be held on July 19," KH Achmad Hasyim Muzadi said when attending the NU’s 82nd anniversary in Samarinda, East Kalimantan.
Jakarta, NU Online General Chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) KH Hasyim Muzadi said that conflicts and many other sectarian issues were most of the time caused by the intervention of foreign countries willing to make use of the conflicts. "Any conflicts happening in countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, Afghanistan, Iraq, and any other Middle East countries were caused by foreign intervention," Hasyim said on the sidelines of the meeting with ulema from Thailand at the PBNU headquarters, Jalan Kramat Raya, Jakarta on Wednesday (23/1).
Jakarta, NU Online The Ministry of Religious Affairs is setting up a team that will monitor whether the Ahmadiyah sect really implements the subtance of the 12-point statement it issued recently to defend its existence in Indonesia. "The government took a clear stance toward Ahmadiyah, namely to facilitate a dialog which led the organization to issue its 12-point statement. So, let’s wait and see (what Ahmadiyah is to do further)," Religious Affairs Minister Maftuh Basyuni said after attending a seminar here on Tuesday (22/1).
Lamongan, NU Online The Nahdlatul Ulama Regional Branch Board (PCNU) of Lamongan has distributed relief from a non-governmental "Tri Guna Bhakti" organization to people affected by flood disaster in Gayung Kebonsari Surabaya. The delivery of the relief was conducted on the sidelines of Lamongan's NU work meeting on Sunday (20/1) at Ma'arif NU Sunan Drajat Elementary "MI" School, Lamongan.
Beirut: NU Online Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah appeared in public for the first time in a year on Saturday,accusing the U.S. president of using his recent Mideast tour to incite Arabs against Iran and warned Arab governments not to fall in the trap. The head of the Shiite Muslim militant group, who walked for a few minutes among tens of thousands of people taking part in a religious ceremony, also accused the Jewish state’s military of lying to its people.
Jember, NU Online The supreme council of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) KH Muchith Muzadi said that it was still difficult for NU followers (Nahdliyin) to leave politics for their powerful political instincts. According to kiai Muchith, political situation at home was generally closed to Nahdliyin due to political education has not remained mature yet.
Jakarta, NU Online The Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) here Wednesday slammed the governemnt for legalizing the existence of the Ahamadiyah sect in the country. MUI Chairman KH Kholil Ridwan said with the decision of the Public Faiths Supervision Coordinating Body (Bakor Pakem) to legalize the existence of Ahmadiyah in Indonesia, the government "has taken part in the soiling of the holy lands of Mecca and Medina." "Ulema in the world ha
Jakarta, NU Online The roles of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) in international world tend to be in great interest. Islamic Republic of Iran would specially invite the general chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) KH Hasyim Muzadi at an international conference in Tehran, Iran on coming 4-6 March. The participation of the top figure of the Nahdliyin-based organization at the conference taking up "Islamic Unity" was expressed by the vice secretary general of PBNU H Iqbal Sullam at the PBNU headquarters, Jalan Kramat raya 164, Jakarta on Monday (14/1).
Beijing, NU Online Beijing chided Washington on Monday (14/1) for allowing Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian to make a travel stopover in the United States, calling him a “destroyer of peace”. “Chen Shui-bian is a destroyer of peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits and a troublemaker in Sino-US relations,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said in a statement on the ministry’s website.
Jambi, NU Online The Indonesian people should not forget former president Soeharto’s meritorious services to the country, Chairman of the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI)’s Jambi chapter, Sulaiman Abdullah, said here Sunday. Sulaiman said Soeharto’s legal status should not be brought to serious debates right now as the New Order leader had however made progresses and upheld Indonesia’s image in the international community.
Jakarta, NU Online President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has urged the nation to stop focusing on former president Soeharto's pending legal cases while he remains in a critical condition in hospital. "Let us stop all debates and arguments as they are unwise and improper at this time," the President said, as quoted by Antara, during a press conference at his private residence in Cikeas, Bogor, on Saturday.
