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02 Apr 2019
Fulbright US Scholar Dr. Silver, Honorary Professor in School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development
At a ceremony held at the Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB) on April 2, 2019, Dr. Christopher Silver, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning (and former Dean of the College of Design, Construction and Planning) was recognized as Honorary Professor. The Rector of ITB, Prof. Dr. Ir. Kadarsah Suryadi and the Dean of School of.. Read More.
01 Apr 2019
Youth group brings ecotourism to East Nusa Tenggara’s Detusoko
Children learn with a tourist in the Independent Teenagers Community base camp. Elementary and junior high school students are encouraged to participate in the activities, which include learning the English language and waste recycling workshops. Take, a tourist from Japan, plants rice along with residents in a paddy. A tourist sorts coffee beans along with.. Read More.
26 Mar 2019
Who’s running on Islam in Indonesia?
LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATEST’ POSTERS IN JAKARTA, MARCH 2019 (PHOTO: LIAM GAMMON) In a recent op-ed, the acclaimed Indonesian novelist Eka Kurniawan announced that, whatever the outcome of the upcoming Indonesian national election, “the Islamists have won.” Chief among their victories was President Joko Widodo’s decision to include Ma’ruf Amin as his running mate, a religious cleric with.. Read More.
22 Mar 2019
For a peaceful society, Indonesians must stop using the word kafir (infidels) to describe non-Muslims
Indonesia’s largest Islamic organisation, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has urged Muslims to refrain from using the word kafir (infidels) when referring to non-Muslims. In the world’s most populous Muslim majority, this decision in NU’s recent national meeting has triggered public debate all over social and mass media. As a religious studies expert whose research covers interfaith dialogue, tolerance and.. Read More.
