Archive for May, 2008

Rumah Ibadah Ganggu Istirahat

Posted on May 29, 2008. Filed under: Human Rights, Indonesia, pluralism |

Kasus yang diberitakan oleh Detik di bawah ini sebenarnya tak perlu terjadi jika para pengurus mesjid ikut kode etik yang diedarkan Departemen Agama tentang penggunaan pengeras suara di tempat ibadah. Dalam kode etik itu (seingat saya) disebutkan antara lain bahwa pengeras suara yang kegunaannnya untuk orang-orang yang di dalam tempat ibadah–bukan untuk ditujukan kepada orang-orang [...]

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Ahmadiyah in Blogs: April 23-May 23 ‘08

Posted on May 24, 2008. Filed under: Human Rights, Indonesia, religious freedom |

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News

19 hours ago by Abu Fez
The United Nations Committee against Torture (UNCAT) has recommended Indonesia drop its plan to outlaw Ahmadiyah, saying the ban will legitimize crimes against members of the Islamic sect. The committee’s recommendation, made at a UNCAT …
Islam And Peace – http://islam-reform.blogspot.com/
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West Java city [...]

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Malaysian self-proclaimed prophet

Posted on May 22, 2008. Filed under: malaysia, religious freedom |

Thursday May 22, 2008 MYT 8:14:25 PM
Federal Court is right court to hear ‘prophet’ case
By CECIL FUNG
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court is the right court to hear a 57-year-old self-proclaimed prophet’s application to challenge certain provisions in Selangor’s Syariah Criminal Offences Enactment.
The apex court decided this Thursday when it dismissed an application by the Selangor Islamic [...]

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A headscarf is optional for Malay students

Posted on May 22, 2008. Filed under: jilbab, malaysia, shariah |

I would rather say that perceiving a woman’s body is not only a physical action. Not only do our eyes see, but also our minds. We see with our eyes and minds. Thus, a visual perception is closely related to the mind. If Munirah understood this working  of  human  mind,  she  would  have said:  “Hi  [...]

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We are waiting SBY’s decision on Ahmadiyah

Posted on May 19, 2008. Filed under: Human Rights, Indonesia, konstitusi, pluralism, religious freedom |

We are waiting for our President SBY to decide the case of Ahmadiyah. Before issuing any decision, he should consider carefully three conflicting interests and rights: (1) The rights of Ahmadiyah to the freedom of thought, conscience and religion including the freedom to manifest religion or belief and the right to freedom of expression; (2) [...]

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Ahmadiyah under the rule of bad law

Posted on May 3, 2008. Filed under: Human Rights, Indonesia, articles, hukum nasional, konstitusi, my essays, pluralism, religious freedom |

The rule of bad law
Zainal Fikri , Kedah | The Jakarta Post, Fri, 05/02/2008 1:33 PM | Opinion
Historically, Ahmadiyah entered Indonesia in 1925 and established legal existence in Indonesia in 1953. Ahmadiyah existed before the revolution and fought for the independence of this country. But the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) [...]

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