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Malang, NU OnlineThe chairman of the country's largest Muslim organization says he is concerned there may be a growing trend among young Muslims to idolize terrorist bomb expert Azahari, who was killed in a police raid last year. Hasyim Muzadi of Nahdlatul Ulmama (NU) made the remarks after 36-year old Muhammad Nuh apparently attempted a suicide bombing using a low-grade explosive at a fast food restaurant in East Jakarta on Saturday.
Surabaya, NU OnlineTens of students from the East Java University Student Executive Board (BEM) staged a rally outside the East Java Provincial Legislative Assembly (DPRD) building here Monday rejecting a scheduled visit to Surabaya by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) next Wednesday (Nov 15) on the ground he had yet to solve the Lapindo mud-flow disaster. The students carried banners showing texts reading among other things "Reject SBY-Kalla visit to East Java before the Lapindo disaster is solved", "SBY : Don’t Be a Henchman of Capitalism", "Lapindo Terror, A Product of Government," "Lapindo Mud is SBY - Kalla’s Hell".
The Prophet said Islam is like a building in which things within it related to each other. That’s why, Islam calls for its adherents to be always in unity. In performing the five daily prayers, we are encouraged to perform them jointly. At least five times a day. If not, once a week while performing Friday prayers. This tenet is a fixed price except inevitable matters. Even, the togetherness has been all of the time strengthened in international level while Muslims all over the world going to Mecca. It means, the sense of togetherness may be absolutely experienced once a year, at least at the moment of what so-called as idul fitri holiday. Because of the importance of the togetherness, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Indonesia’s Muslims in general had tried being in single voice in celebrating the idul fitri holiday. What is to say dealt with the matter is that if we could no longer be in unity, at least we could celebrate this year’s lebaran. For that reason, the government had formerly tried to facilitate Indonesia’s Muslims willing to be in unity to reach such agreements in determining the moment of lebaran jointly.
Jakarta, NU OnlineVice Rector of the Jakarta’s State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah Prof Dr Masykuri Abdillah said the status of Nahdlatul Ulama Teachers Organization (Pergunu) should be reconsidered as one of Nahdlatul Ulama autonomous bodies. He then expected it to be such ideally an independent association. He said the existence of the association was now really important especially for the teachers of NU Maarif educational institutions because of the demand of Teachers and Lecturers’ Bill.
Jakarta, NU OnlineMinister of Religious Affairs Muhammad Maftuh Basyuni opened the national sports and arts competition (porseni) for Islamic educational institutions (madrasa) in the Jakarta’s National Monument park on Sunday (12/11), saying that the education would be better if aspects of spiritual and knowledge can be synergized through the sports and arts activity. Present at the occasion Vice Governor of Jakarta Fauzi Bowo, who is also the Chairman of Jakarta’s Regional Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PWNU) and representatives of regional office coming from various provinces.
Banda Aceh, NU OnlineTeungku Faisal Aly, a young ulema (Muslim leader) of Aceh, has expressed regret that the Indonesian government will welcome US President George Walker Bush on his planned visit to Indonesia despite rejection by many Indonesian Muslims. "The central government should listen to the aspiration of the majority of the country’s Muslims who reject Bush’s upcoming visit. We also clearly express our rejection of Bush’s visit, whatever its purpose may be," Aly, chairman of the Aceh Rabithah Thaliban (Islamic Boarding School Association), said here on Friday (10/11).
Yogyakarta, NU OnlineYogyakarta Governor Sultan Hamengku Buwono X received a visit of an Iranian Parliamentarian Delegation led by Anushiravan Mohseni here on Wednesday (8/11). Mohseni said that his visit to Indonesia was aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in various fields, especially in education.
Jambi, NU OnlineThe visit of US President George W. Bush to Indonesia on Nov. 20, 2006 may cause new problems, especially a war of civilizations, culture and religions. A professor of the Sultan Thaha Syaifuddin (STS) State Institute of Islamic Studies in Jambi, Prof Dr Muchtar Latied Mpd, said here on Wednesday that Bush’s visit to Indonesia will trigger a war of civilization, culture and religion, because Bush as a hardline orthodox Christian was always disliked by Moslems in Indonesia.
Jakarta, NU OnlineAhead of the visit of the US President George W Bush to Indonesia on coming 20 November, many speculations were made public in raising its symbolic meaning. A number of national circles suggested that his visit to RI was aimed at targeting the beloved country of ours as the US power orbit in Southeast Asia region. “As the world’ most populous Muslim country, Indonesia is considered as having power in Southeast Asia. That’s why, through the Bush’s visit (to RI), US wants to convince the Indonesian government,” the Head of Information-Communication Division of Institute for Strategic Studies of Indonesia (ISSI), Hendrajit told NU Online on Wednesday (8/11).
Jakarta, NU OnlineThe role played by Nahdlatul Ulama Preaching Institution in developing quality of people’s faith is now widely in success. In cooperation with the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration, preachers coming from NU Islamic boarding schools would be reportedly deployed to live life with the people living in transmigration regions. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Chairman of LDNU KH Nuril Huda and the director-general of transmigration at the Manpower and Transmigration Ministry Drs Djoko Sidik Pramono MM at Serbaguna building of Depnakertrans on Tuesday.
Kuala Lumpur, NU OnlineMalaysia’s former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad Tuesday expressed “horror and disgust” over the trial and sentencing of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to death. “Firstly a court set up by his enemies has no right to try Saddam Hussein,” said Mahathir, a member of the International Committee for the Defence of President Saddam Hussein.
Jakarta, NU OnlineThe Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) would immediately conduct a meeting with East Java Regional Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PWNU) to discuss about the last difference in determining the beginning of Shawal 1427 H. The meeting would reportedly take place at the NU office located on Jalan Kramat Raya 164 Jakarta on Tuesday (7/11) night. On the occasion of the halal bihalal between NU Supreme/executive Council scores and numbers of NU organization apparatus consisting of NU constitutions and autonomous bodies on Monday (6/7), the General Chairman of NU KH Hasyim Muzadi said East Java’s NU would convey reasons respecting this year’s difference in determining the beginning of Shawal.
