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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) supports the jihad fatwa against Israel issued by the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. The MUI ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta- The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) commission on fatwa [a ruling on a point of Islamic law given by a recognized authority] has issued a haram fatwa against women assuming the ...

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Indonesia's top Islamic clerical body issued a fatwa on Friday calling for a boycott of goods and services from companies that support Israel in a show of solidarity with the Palestinians. The ...

The top organization of Islamic scholars in Indonesia has issued a religious ruling mandating that Muslims in Indonesia must support the Palestinian people's fight for independence, and that ...

The Indonesian Council of Ulema signed a fatwa requiring the country’s 200 million Muslims to take an active role in protecting threatened species including tigers, rhinos, elephants and orangutans.

The Indonesian Ulema Council has approved conditional use of a measles-rubella vaccine containing biological material derived from pigs even though it is theoretically forbidden by Islamic law. This ...