By Harry Jacques
SUKOHARJO, Indonesia, May 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - On a grass verge by a road dissecting miles of rice fields in Central Java province, a group of volunteers with Aisyiyah, Indonesia s oldest Islamic women s movement, walk along a row of mahogany, sengon and teak trees they recently planted.
A short drive away, Ismokoweni, who leads Aisyiyah s local environmental chapter and goes by one name, picks her way past painted gravestones towards an area of damaged forest where the group has also planted seedlings.
After a drought dried up wells here, members purchased gallons of water from the local utility for affected households, Ismokoweni told the Thomson Reuters Foundation shortly before Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Governor Anies wears Batik sash to demonstrate sympathy for Palestine 3 hours ago
(ANTARA/Dewa Ketut Sudiarta Wiguna) Jakarta (ANTARA) - As a mark of sympathy for the Palestinians fight against Israeli colonialism, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan wore a Batik sash bearing images of Palestinian and Indonesian flags during the Eid al-Fitr prayer on Thursday morning. My children and I wear this sash to demonstrate our sympathy for Palestine, the governor told journalists on the sidelines of the Eid al-Fitr prayer held in the backyard of his house in the Lebak Bulus neighborhood, South Jakarta.
Starting at 7 a.m. Western Indonesia Time (WIB), some 30 people, including Baswedan s wife and children, were present during the prayer, which was led by Ustadz Afifudien Rohaly.
World leaders must condemn Israel army s violence on Palestinians: MUI 3 hours ago
Screenshot - Deputy Chairperson of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Anwar Abbas. (ANTARA/Fransiska Ninditya)
The Israeli army’s violence on children, mothers, and parents of the Palestinian people in the city of Jerusalem is clearly unacceptable and intolerable. The world must condemn and stop this barbaric act Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Deputy Chairperson Buya Anwar Abbas has appealed to leaders worldwide to condemn and halt the violence by Israeli soldiers against Palestinians, particularly against children and women. The Israeli army’s violence on children, mothers, and parents of the Palestinian people in the city of Jerusalem is clearly unacceptable and intolerable. The world must condemn and stop this barbaric act, Abbas noted in a statement here on Wednesday.
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Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita at the site of a halal industrial estate (KIH) in Serang district, Banten. (ANTARA/Sella Panduarsa Gareta)
The Halal industrial cluster will be the first integrated zone and the largest in Indonesia, covering 500 hectares of land.
Serang (ANTARA) – The government will speed up the development of halal industrial estates (KIH), including the one established in the Cikande Modern Industrial Estate in Serang district, Banten, to boost Indonesia’s halal industry, the Industry Minister said.
The KIH ‘Halal Modern Valley’, which is being established in the Cikande Modern Industrial Estate, has been designed with systems and facilities to help develop the industry that produces halal products in accordance with Islamic principles, Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said.
Indonesian Muslims must learn from Tengku Zulkarnain s work: Amin 11th May 2021
Outspoken Muslim preacher Tengku Zulkarnain (right) died on May 10, 2021 while undergoing treatment for a coronavirus infection at the Tabrani Hospital in Pekanbaru, the capital of Riau province. (ANTARA/HO)
Let us continue his good deeds. May Allah subhanahu wa ta ala accept all of his good deeds, forgive his all sins, and grant him the highest place Jakarta (ANTARA) - Vice President Ma ruf Amin has urged Indonesian Muslims to learn from the good deeds of well-respected Muslim preacher Tengku Zulkarnain, who passed away on Monday while being treated for COVID-19.