Now that there is funny.
If you can't figure out what day you are supposed to end your biggest Holiday/celebration/religious event, then you may be a Muslim in Indonesia.
I thought Islam was very much into Astronomy and science? You would think they would not have a problem figuring out what phase the moon is in.
(Reuters)
- Indonesia's government has declared that the moon is not in the right position for the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan to end as expected on Tuesday, causing hungry disappointment in the world's most populous Muslim nation.
Indonesians, 90 percent of whom are Muslim, celebrate the end of Ramadan or Eid al-Fitr festival with a feast and new clothes, but they have been forced to put their delicacies back in the cupboard for one more day.
Housewife Nur Arifah did not expect the announcement, which came late on Monday, and got up early that day to cook plenty of stewed beef for her family in Jakarta.
"My nephews and nieces have all gathered in my father's house to celebrate with new clothes, yet it's the wrong day.
"The market has already shut, so for me to be able to cook a new dish...we might as well eat instant noodles for Eid al-Fitr," she said.
Many other Muslims who were set to start eating during the day returned to fasting between sunrise and sunset on Tuesday, while shopping malls pushed their closing holiday to Wednesday.
The position of the moon determines the start and end of Ramadan, and astronomers and Muslim bodies told the Indonesian government the moon was too low to herald Eid al-Fitr.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
To fast or not to fast: Eid confusion in Indonesia
Friday, April 15, 2011
Indonesia 'suicide bomber' wounds 28 in mosque blast
And the scourge that is Islam keeps moving forward!
One day, the people of the world will come to realize that in general Islam Must go!
They constantly kill, EVERYDAY! When they are pushed and taken to task they kill their own to prove their point!
How do you fight against rejects that are willing to kill their own people?
BBC
A suspected suicide bomber has attacked a mosque in Indonesia, killing himself and wounding 28 people.
Nearly half of the wounded are police officers, as the attack happened during Friday prayers at a mosque in a police compound in Cirebon, West Java.
It is the first suspected suicide attack in the country in two years but follows a recent spate of letter bombs.
A majority of Indonesians are Muslims but the state is secular.
Witnesses said the man was sitting among worshippers when he set off the explosives.
"He was praying. From the third row, suddenly there was a blast. I was at the last row," one witness named Anton was quoted as saying by Detik news website.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Indonesian shariah police accused of gang rape
Moral hypocrisy. LA Times
Three members of a civilian patrol that enforces Islam's strict Sharia law in Indonesia's Aceh province have been accused of gang-raping a 20-year-old university student, authorities there said.
The attack allegedly occurred this month at a small-town police station after the patrol members, known here as the Sharia police, took the woman into custody. Two men, ages 27 and 29, were arrested and one is still being sought, authorities said.
Activists say the accusation seriously undermines the credibility of the controversial Sharia police patrols.
"They don't have the authority to detain people -- their role is to give moral advice, that's it," said Norma Manalu, director of Aceh's human rights coalition. "They misused their power." Aceh's "vice and virtue patrol" enforces religious codes across the only province in the nation to employ Sharia, or Islamic law, for its criminal code. Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim country.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Indonesia: Slaves to fashion - sharia style
Cover up or be caned, ladies! Demand and prices for "conforming Muslim clothes" is skyrocketing. ---->
From the Jakarta Globe (h/t Jeffrey Imm at R.E.A.L.)
“I have to replace my clothes with skirts and Muslim outfits [that are long-sleeved and loose],” 20-year-old Rahma said last Tuesday. “I don’t want to be arrested by the Wilayatul Hisbah [Shariah police] when they really implement the new law.”
The district of West Aceh will begin enforcing a new regulation in January that will strictly forbid Muslims, especially women, to wear tight clothes. M Nur Juned, head of West Aceh district’s Shariah division, said in a telephone interview with the Jakarta Globe on Thursday that authorities would regulate the clothes that people were allowed to wear.
Read the rest at Dinah Lord.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Indonesian clerics outraged at new Miss Indonesia
Muslim clerics from the Indonesian province of Aceh are outraged that an unveiled Aceh woman, Qory Sanioriva, has won Miss Indonesia 2009. Instead of being proud of Sandioriva the muslim clerics stated that she has brought "shame" to the province of Aceh.
I wonder if the clerics have put a target on Miss Indonesia's back. Afterall, some muslim nut from Aceh will want to cleanse the honor of the province. BBC
Clerics in Indonesia's conservative Muslim province of Aceh say they are outraged that an Acehnese woman has won the title of Miss Indonesia.
Qori Sandioriva, 18, won the Miss Indonesia title on Friday, beating 37 other contestants for the crown.
The clerics say that by failing to wear a veil during the competition she has betrayed her Acehnese roots and brought shame to the province.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
184 dead in Eid holiday exodus
Every year Muslims are killed while they are celebrating Eid , Their Holiest time of the year is allways marked by Death !
straits times....
JAKARTA - ALMOST 200 people died on Indonesia's roads this week as almost 30 million people headed home to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, police said Saturday.
Over 27 million people are expected to be on the move as cities and towns emptied in this year's exodus marking the completion of the fasting month of Ramadan in the world's most populous Muslim nation.
'184 people have been killed on the roads in the past six days from 466 road accidents,' national police spokesman Nanan Soekarna said. Around 650 people were injured, he added.
'We urge travellers to truly maintain safety on the road,' Mr Soekarna said.
At least 548 people were killed, most of them packed onto motorcycles, on Indonesian roads during last year's exodus.
Indonesians will celebrate the Eid holiday on either Sunday or Monday, depending on the sighting of the new moon. -- AFP
Friday, September 18, 2009
Indonesia approves stoning for adulterers
See...Indonesia is a nice tolerant muslim nation. Infidels are Cool has more.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Bali bomber mastermind killed
Another terrorist bites the dust. It seems like a lot of terrorists have been dropping like flies lately.
Telegraph
Loud explosions and gunfire were heard as police stormed the house at around 7:00am (0000 GMT) at the end of a nine-hour siege on the outskirts of Solo city, a longtime stronghold of militants of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) radical network.
"Five bodies have been taken out of the house. Four have been identified as Urwah, Maruto, Susilo and Putri Munaroh," a police intelligence officer said.
"The fifth body was decapitated by the second explosion, we suspect he may be Noordin Mohammed Top as he has fair skin and is tall like Noordin," the officer said.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Indonesia: Women prefer divorce to polygamy in Islamic courts
A lot of young girls in Afghanistan prefer to douse themselves with gas and burn themselves to death then to get married to someone who could be their grandfather. AKIJakarta, 2 Feb. (AKI) - A growing number of Muslim women are choosing to file for divorce rather than continue in a polygamous marriage, according to data from Islamic courts in Indonesia.
The number of women who cited polygamy as a reason for seeking divorce rose from 813 in 2004 to over 1,000 in 2006, according to Nasaruddin Umar, senior representative of Indonesia's religious affairs ministry.
“There has been a significant increase in divorce because women have been rejecting polygamy in recent years,” he said, quoted by the Indonesian daily, The Jakarta Post.
Umar said he believed the number of divorce cases linked to disputes over polygamous marriages increased again in 2008 and would continue to rise throughout 2009.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Indonesian village to be rebuilt following islamic rampage
What did the muslims rampage against? An alledged 'anti-islamic' comment made by a Christian teacher. Sixty nine buildings, including two church buildings of a single congregation, 42 homes owned by Christians, four shops and a village hall were destroyed by the muslim mob.
Indonesian authorities have promised to rebuild the village before Christmas but I wouldn't hold my breath. One News NowThe promises came after hundreds of activists from a local youth organization protested in the streets of nearby Ambon on Monday (Dec. 15), holding these officials responsible for failing to maintain law and order, local media reported.
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Also on Monday, police formally questioned a Christian elementary schoolteacher accused of making an anti-Islamic comment. Welhelmina Holle has been accused of insulting Islam while tutoring one of her students; following the Nov. 23 distribution of a flyer expressing the allegation against the schoolteacher, around 500 protestors gathered outside the education agency office and police headquarters on Dec. 9, and the protest quickly escalated into a full-scale riot.
Enraged Muslims destroyed 69 buildings, including two church buildings of a single congregation, 42 homes owned by Christians, four shops and a village hall. They also inadvertently struck 16 homes owned by Muslims.The time that lapsed between the Nov. 23 flyer and the Dec. 9 rioting shows that police were lax, said pastor Maureen Latuihamallo Ferdinandus, head of the Maluku Protestant Church (GPM) in Letwaru.
“The blasphemy issues had been spread since Nov. 23 – the time span until the day of the riot, Dec. 9, was long enough,” she said. “Yet police failed to anticipate the big protests and village rampage.”
Friday, December 5, 2008
Indonesia: MPs protest Israel's participation in trade expo
And Indonesia is regarded as a modern, tolerant and moderate muslim nation. AKIJakarta, 5 Dec. (AKI/The Jakarta Post) - Seven Indonesian MPs from various political parties have expressed on Friday strong resentment against the participation of an Israeli company at an Indonesian trade expo.
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A member from Indonesia's Justice Welfare Party (PKS) Al-Muzzammil Yusuf, who is also spokesman for the seven, told Antara news that the seven legislators have called upon ministries of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Industry as well as the Justice and Human Rights to provide explanation to the public and also the legislative on the presence of the Israeli company at the expo.
The government has not been consistent with the anti-colonialism spirit of the 1945 Constitution as well as the country's support for Palestinian independence, Al-Muzzammil said.
"We therefore warn the Indonesian government against rushing into opening any form of ties with Israel," he added.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Most Islamic studies teachers oppose pluralism, survey finds
The shock! The horror! Over 62% of islamic teachers in Indonesia "misunderstand" islam.
The majority of islamic teachers in Indonesia oppose plurarism and embrace intolerant views. I wonder where they got those intolerant ideas from? The Jakarta PostMost Islamic studies teachers in public and private schools in Java oppose pluralism, tending toward radicalism and conservatism, according to a survey released in Jakarta on Tuesday.
The study shows 62.4 percent of the surveyed Islamic teachers, including those from Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah — the country’s two largest Muslim organizations — reject the notion of having non-Muslim leaders.
The survey was conducted last month by the Center for Islamic and Society Studies (PPIM) at Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University in Jakarta, involving some 500 Islamic studies teachers throughout Java.
It reveals 68.6 percent of the respondents are opposed to non-Muslims becoming their school principle and 33.8 percent are opposed to having non-Muslim teachers at their schools.
Some 73.1 percent of the teachers don’t want followers of other religions to build their houses of worship in their neighborhoods, it found.
Some 85.6 percent of the teachers prohibit their students from celebrating big events perceived as Western traditions, while 87 percent tell their students not to learn about other religions.
Some 48 percent of the teachers would prefer for female and male students to be separated into different classrooms.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Indonesian cleric 'to marry seven-year-old girl'
"It is not a problem under Islamic law,"
This cleric is merely following the actions of islam's prophet Mohammad, Volume 5, Book 58, Number 234. Mohammad, married Aisha when she was 6 years old and consummated the marriage when she was nine. The AustralianINDONESIAN police are investigating a wealthy Muslim cleric who married a 12-year-old girl and is reportedly planning to wed others aged seven and nine, a spokesman said today.
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Pujiono Cahyo Widiyanto, a 43-year-old businessman and cleric from the Central Java city of Semarang, has courted nationwide controversy over his decision to marry the girl, who comes from a poor family.
Mr Widiyanto has defended the marriage, which is his second, saying the girl had already reached puberty.Mr Widiyanto has been backed by some high-profile Muslim figures, including Hilman Rosyad Syihab, the deputy head of the Islam-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), according to the Detikcom online news service.
Islam allows for marriage regardless of whether a girl has reached sexual maturity, Mr Syihab was quoted as saying.
"It is not a problem under Islamic law," Mr Syihab said.
Detikcom also said Mr Widiyanto is planning to marry two more girls aged seven and nine.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Ramadan stampede kills 21 in Indonesia
A wealthy Indoneasian family was handing out money to the poor which created the stampede. AFP
JAKARTA (AFP) — At least 21 people were killed in a stampede in Indonesia on Monday as they crowded an alley to receive a cash handout for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, police said.
Another 11 people were injured in the crush as thousands packed the narrow sidestreet in Pasuruan, East Java province, to receive a cash gift of 30,000 rupiah (3.30 dollars) each from a rich family, police and news reports said.
"Too many people came and they were afraid they wouldn't be able to get the money so they pushed each other. That's why the stampede occurred," national police spokesman Abubakar Nataprawira said.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Chairman of the Australian Arabaic Council Defends Anti-Semitic Comments
Roland Jabbour, the chairman of the Australian Arabic Council defended Hizbullah's al-Manar television station labeling Jews as the offspring of apes and pigs. Al-Manar which is party owned by 'moderate' Indonesia regularly broadcasts vehemently anti-Semitic, anti-Israel and anti-American vitriol, as well as messages from suicide bombers. Jerusalem Post
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Recent comments by the chairman of the Australian Arabic Council, Roland Jabbour, defame the Jewish People, B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) chairman John Searle was quoted as saying in a statement issued by the ADC on Monday.
According to the statement, Searle called Jabbour's defense of Hizbullah's al-Manar television station labeling Jews as the offspring of apes and pigs "despicable."Jabbour's comments came after Jewish community leaders urged the Australian government and the national broadcasting authority to block the transmission of al-Manar, which twice has been stopped from broadcasting into Australia.
The new broadcasts come from a satellite company that is partly owned by the Indonesian government.
The station broadcasts vehemently anti-Semitic, anti-Israel and anti-American vitriol, as well as messages from suicide bombers.
