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RI says Indian missile test forced one of its passenger jets to turn back
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RI says Indian missile test forced one of its passenger jets to turn back

Jakarta, NU Online An Indonesian passenger jet was forced to turned around over Indian airspace after a nuclear-capable ballistic missile streaked across the sky, the foreign ministry said Friday, demanding an explanation. "We will summon India's diplomat here soon to seek official clarification," said Kristiarto Legowo, the ministry's spokesman, following Thursday's incident. "We have to make sure this does not happen in the future."

Malaysia cancels "Ghosts Exhibition"
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Malaysia cancels "Ghosts Exhibition"

Kuala Lumpur, NU Online Malaysian authorities canceled Friday, April 13, a controversial exhibition on ghosts, genies and other supernatural beings in a quick response to a fatwa by the country's prominent scholars, who agreed that such fairs are forbidden as they could undermine the faith. "The decision was taken out of respect to the views of the National Fatwa Council," Datuk Kamaruddin Siaraf, chairman of the State Museum board, which hosts the Mysterious World of Ghosts and Genies, was quoted as saying by the official Bernama news agency.

Kidnapped Iranian diplomat explains his torture by the US forces
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Kidnapped Iranian diplomat explains his torture by the US forces

Tehran, NU Online Second Secretary of Iran's embassy in Baghdad Jalal Sharafi, who was kidnapped and tortured by the US forces, explained the details of his torture to domestic and foreign reporters in the venue of foreign ministry here Wednesday. Sitting on a wheelchair, Sharafi said," a group of 8 from Iraqi Intelligence Service (Istakhbarat) who were under command of the US forces tortured me psychologically and physically in a cell somewhere close to the Baghdad airport."

RI can play role in resolving Iraqi conflict: enfoy
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RI can play role in resolving Iraqi conflict: enfoy

Jakarta, NU Online Jordanian Ambassador to Indonesia Muhammad Hassan Dawoodieh said Indonesia which is the world’s largest Muslim nation can play a great role in putting an end to the Iraqi conflict. "I have keenly observed that Indonesia can play a great and necessary role in efforts to resolve the Iraqi problem," Dawoodieh said after meeting with the chairman of the Muhammadiyah Islamic organisation, Din Syamsuddin, here on Tuesday.

Gus Mus: Purify your soul through spiritual approach
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Gus Mus: Purify your soul through spiritual approach

Magelang, NU Online The NU prominent man KH Mustofa “Gus Mus” Bisri said here on Monday that all Muslims should be able to purify their soul through the spiritual approach as the center of energy of humanity. “To purify the soul it’s should be attained through the sincerely spiritual approach before the Lord of the universe through solawat, zikir, joint prayer, and other rituals,” the caretaker of Pesantren Roudlatul Thalibin, Rembang, Central Java said.

Iran's Foreign Minister: Relations with Iraq in danger if diplomats detained by the U.S. are not freed
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Iran's Foreign Minister: Relations with Iraq in danger if diplomats detained by the U.S. are not freed

Tehran, NU Online Iran’s foreign minister warned that cooperation with Iraq could deteriorate if five Iranian diplomats detained by U.S. troops in Iraq are not set free. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Iran is seriously pursuing the fate of the detained diplomats and urged Iraq to do the same, according to Iran’s state broadcasting company’s Web site.

Gus Dur: Discrimination Prevails In Effort to Combat Corruption
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Gus Dur: Discrimination Prevails In Effort to Combat Corruption

Jakarta, NU Online Former President Abdurahman ’Gur Dur’ Wahid who is also the Chairman of the National Awakening Party’s (PKB) Advisory Board said there was no such a meaningful progress in the country’s effort to combat corruption, as discrimination in upholding the law on anti-corruption was something unavoidable. "The existing legal mechanism could not prevail in Indonesia. If there is an action to take a legal suit against a certain suspect, it is often confined in descrimination," Gus Dur said on the occasion of a meeting with some legislators and Constitutional Court’s Chairman Jimly Ashidiqie in Jakarta, recently.

NU Islamic Women See Government As Being Wishy-Washy
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NU Islamic Women See Government As Being Wishy-Washy

Surabaya, NU Online General Chairperson of the NU (Nahdlatul Ulemas)’s Women Organization Dra Hj Khofifah Indar Parawansa said that Indonesia’s support to the UNSC Resolution 1747 was seen as a wishy-washy stance. "We are deeply concerned about the government’s inconsistency in supporting the UN economic sanction on Iran for its refusal to stop its uranium enrichment program," he said on the occasion of the anniversary of the NU Islamic Women’s Organization here on Friday.