JAKARTA, Indonesia – Thousands of conservative Muslims protested in the Indonesian capital on Friday about the burning of an Islamic flag, sparking criticism from the government's top security ...

When she was widowed two years ago, most people in the Javanese village of Babakan Ciwaringin expected Nyai Yu Masriyah Amva to marry again. They also assumed that the local pesantran, or traditional ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police have brought blasphemy and hate speech charges against the head of a controversial Islamic boarding school, following public uproar over its teachings, including ...

MAKASSAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia halted a mass congregation of nearly 9,000 Muslim pilgrims and began quarantining them and checking their health Thursday to prevent the further spread of the ...

SIDOARJO, Indonesia — A building under construction at an Islamic boarding school in Indonesia collapsed on dozens of praying students Monday, killing at least one, injuring dozens and burying others ...

JAKARTA, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Indonesia's highest Muslim clerical council hopes to issue a ruling on whether a COVID-19 vaccine is halal, or permissible under Islam, before the country is due to start a ...

SIDOARJO, Indonesia -- The compound of the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in the East Java town of Sidoarjo looked quiet. Several students loitered about, appearing to guard the place from ...

In an attempt to offer an alternative Islamic university model to the current dominance of Middle Eastern universities, Indonesia has announced plans to open the Indonesian International Islamic ...

Two men accused of having gay sex sit during their trial in Sharia court in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Monday, Feb 24, 2025. The men were convicted and sentenced to public caning with dozens of lashes ...