Garuda planes park at Soekarno Hatta Airport. (illustration)

Garuda Indonesia ready to fly 90,108 hajj pilgrims

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - State owned airline company, PT Garuda Indonesia is ready to fly 90,108 Hajj pilgrims from Sepember 10-19, 2013. This figure show a decline from  last year's 112,688 hajj pilgrims. "This is because quota reduction by government of Saudi Arabia by 20 percent," Vice President of Corporate Communications Pujobroto said recently. The departure flight will be held on September...

The picture shows Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta during night. Islamic heritage in Indonesia offers huge potential to develop sharia tourism. (illustration)

Jumat , 06 Sep 2013, 23:36 WIB

Indonesia needs to boost sharia tourism

Egyption supporting ousted president Mohamed Mursi attend a protest in Nasr city in Cairo, Egypt, 30 July 2013. Assembly of Indonesian Young Intellectuals and Ulama (MIUMI) plans to send delegation to Egypt to encourage the country to seek peaceful solutio

Rabu , 31 Jul 2013, 00:25 WIB

MIUMI to send delegations to Egypt

Minaret of a mosque (illustration)

Jumat , 26 Jul 2013, 01:11 WIB

Indonesian Muslims build a mosque in Sydney

An Islamic preacher (white cap on the right side) holds a discussion on Islamic teachings in a mosque in Jakarta. (file photo)

MUI: We can send Indonesian preachers abroad

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Head of Foreign Relations Committee at Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI), KH Muhyidin Junaidi said that Muslim growth in some countries needed a network of preachers. He said, the growth itself was an interesting phenomenon in the last decade.  "Indonesian preachers are more moderate and acceptable in many countries of the world," Junaidi said on Wednesday.  Junaidi said Indonesian...

Some waiters serve food at a Padang restaurant in Menteng, Jakarta. Government of Jakarta and Indonesian Board of Ulama (MUI) will promote halal certification to meet the demand from local residents as well as toursists. (illustration)

Jumat , 12 Apr 2013, 09:46 WIB

Jakarta promotes sharia tourism

A news stand in Jakarta (illustration)

Kamis , 11 Apr 2013, 22:47 WIB

Indonesia to host Islamic Media Conference