The recent discovery of a tombstone, carved and inscribed with the name of "Sultan", in Banten Province, has paved the way for a breakthrough for endeavors to rewrite the history of Islamic civilization in Indonesia.
Indonesiaâs âmosque huntersâ help fight radicalism
Giving every mosque a digital identity will help keep tabs on money flows and encourage moderate Islam, the government believes.
Worshipers at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta. Indonesia is setting up a digital database to keep track of its more than 740,000 mosques. Â
Bloomberg
May 7, 2021 â 12.00am
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The sun is still shining warmly as a group of worshippers enter Indonesiaâs Grand Mosque of Banten in West Java. They wash their hands in an orderly queue and have their temperature checked by mosque officials before removing their shoes and putting them in plastic bags.