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Jakarta (AsiaNews) – Against a backdrop of greater social consciousness, many Jakartans reject the political manipulation of religion. A sign of this are the number of banners that have appeared in ...
News Indonesia » Jakarta » Religion: Millions of Muslims in Indonesia mark the start of the holy month of Ramadan
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Muslims in Indonesia are shopping for sweets and new clothes and taking part in traditional festivities as millions observe the holy month of Ramadan, which started on ...
News Indonesia » Jakarta » Religion: The pope urges Indonesia to live up to its promise of 'harmony in diversity'
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis compared Indonesia's human diversity to the archipelago’s 17,000 islands. He said each one contributes something specific to form “a magnificent mosaic, in which ...
News Indonesia » Jakarta » Religion: The Big Read: Religion, fake news take centre stage as divided Indonesia goes to the polls
JAKARTA — Along some streets in Indonesia, election banners of the two candidates vying to be the president of the world’s third largest democracy — and its most populous Muslim nation — are peppered ...
News Indonesia » Jakarta » Religion: Pope in Indonesia: 'Distortion of religion' fuels extremism and intolerance
Pope Francis on Sept. 4 delivered a sharp warning that "distortion of religion" fuels extremism, intolerance and violence and urged Indonesia to double down on its long tradition of coexistence and ...
News Indonesia » Jakarta » Religion: Pope Francis Calls on Indonesia to Battle Extremism
See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Pope Francis called on Indonesia to battle extremism this week during ...
News Indonesia » Jakarta » Religion: ‘Accepted in both [worlds]’: Indonesia’s Chinese Muslims prepare for Eid
Jakarta, Indonesia – Millions of Muslims across Indonesia, including some of its ethnic Chinese minority, are preparing for Lebaran, as Indonesians call Eid, the festival that marks the end of the ...
News Indonesia » Jakarta » Religion: Pope, Indonesia imam appeal against religion stoking conflict
Opening the speech at the mosque, the pontiff underlined that "by looking deeply... we discover that we are all brothers, all pilgrims, all on our way to God, beyond what differentiates us. Warning ...
News Indonesia » Jakarta » Religion: Letter: Freedom of religion
I agree with Barker's general sentiments stated in his article, titled "Ahmadiyah and crisis of Indonesia, Islam" (The Jakarta Post, July 11, p. 7), that the political situation in Indonesia is ...
News Indonesia » Jakarta » Religion: RI looks to religion to solve global problems as R20 kicks off
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed! Indonesia kicked off on ...