TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Religious Affairs Ministry has translated the Quran into many regional languages through the Center for Research and Development of Lectures, Religious Treasures, ...
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - In addition to prioritizing Islamic boarding school students (santri), the Indonesian National Police (Polri) has initiated a special recruitment pathway for Quran memorizers ...
The world has many giant Qurans, but its only giant wooden Quran can be found in Palembang, the capital of Indonesia’s South Sumatra province. Known as the largest wood-carved Quran in the world, it ...
JAKARTA, IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia — Hundreds of Indonesian Muslims marched to the heavily guarded Swedish Embassy in the country’s capital on Monday to denounce the recent desecration of Islam’s ...
YOGYAKARTA — Concerned about how Indonesian students with hearing impairments often miss out on religious education, cleric Abdul Kahfi founded an Islamic boarding school to help them study and recite ...
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The European Union's attempts to bolster free speech in parts of Asia have taken another setback following protests from Muslim-majority countries in response to ...
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Every year, as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan approached, Surya Sahetapy and his close friends would start to feel depressed. They were at their wits’ ends about how to help ...