Meanwhile, Muhammadiyah – one of the country’s largest Muslim organizations – lambasted Abdul’s sermon, calling it serious defamation of a religious symbol. “I can’t imagine the reaction if it had ...
Indonesia Muslim scholar Abdul Somad says Christian cross is ‘an element of the devil’
Meanwhile, Muhammadiyah – one of the country’s largest Muslim organizations – lambasted Abdul’s sermon, calling it serious defamation of a religious symbol. “I can’t imagine the reaction if it had ...
Catholic Students Association Responds to Abdul Somad's Statement
One of the country’s eldest Islamic organizations, Muhammadiyah, has even stated Abdul’s statement could be seen as blasphemy. On Sunday, the preacher uploaded a video footage containing his ...
Christianity crackdown: Fury as cross called ‘element of the Devil’ in shock sermon
One of the largest Muslim organisations in the country also blasted the cleric’s insulting words. Muhammadiyah said Mr Somad’s comments were a serous defamation of a religious symbol. READ MORE: ...
3 Police Burnt When Securing Students Protest in Cianjur
The rally was staged by Himpunan Mahasiswa Islam, Gerakan Mahasiswa Nasional Indonesia, Perhimpunan Mahasiswa Islam Indonesia, Himpunan Mahasiswa Tjiandjur, Ikatan Mahasiswa Muhammadiyah, and Himpunan ...
Indonesia’s Muslim preacher insults the Cross, outraging even Muslims
In a statement, Muhammadiyah, one of the country’s oldest and most popular Islamic organisations, said such words could be seen as blasphemy. Others accuse the preacher of fostering anti-Christian ...
Social media is facilitating Islamic radicalisation in Indonesia
The rest are Wahhabi or groups with an intolerant and ultra-conservative view. According to terrorism expert Ridwan Habib, NU and Muhammadiyah are failing to attract young Indonesian Muslims because ...
Gray sky, black sea, plastic land: It’s time to leave behind expansive, extractive industry
Dewi Setya is a lecturer assistant at the Department of International Relations, Muhammadiyah University Yogyakarta. Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do ...
Muslim preacher insults the cross, outraging even Muslims
In a statement, Muhammadiyah, one of the country’s oldest and most popular Islamic organisations, said such words could be seen as blasphemy. Others accuse the preacher of fostering anti-Christian ...
The bloody 1965-66 slaughter – behind Indonesia’s mass killings secrecy
Now Lubis is Indonesia’s ambassador to Norway, and it leaves a bad taste in the mouth of this reviewer that he has spearheaded the dubious campaign to have NU and Muhammadiyah, another mass Muslim ...