(Jakarta) – The Indonesian government should better enforce a revised state school uniform regulation to protect girls and women from being required to wear the hijab, Human Rights Watch said today.

Ifa Hanifah Misbach was just 19 when her father died. Her family told her he would not go to heaven because she refused to wear the hijab - a Muslim head covering. 26 years on, Misbach now works as a ...

JAKARTA – Ifa Hanifah Misbach was 19 when her father died – and her family told her he would not go to heaven because she refused to wear the hijab, a Muslim head covering. Misbach now works as a ...

When Elianu Hia shared a video on Facebook in January 2021, he never imagined that act would lead to him losing his home and small business in the Indonesian city of Padang, West Sumatra. Hia was ...

The Indonesian government has dropped a ban on female troops, who will raise the national flag during the main Independence Day ceremony on Aug. 17, from wearing a hijab after strong criticism from ...

Last July, the debate over the wearing of the hijab again caused a stir in Indonesia, when a 16-year-old Muslim student was allegedly forced to wear it by teachers at a public school in the city of ...

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JAKARTA: Female members of Indonesia’s flag-raising troop can wear the hijab during the Independence Day ceremony in new capital Nusantara on Aug 17, the Presidential Secretariat has clarified, ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia Hijabfest is back again. Entering its 11th year, Indonesia Hijabfest continues its commitment to supporting the hijab and modest fashion industry. First held in 2012, the ...

The spiralling unrest in Iran over a young woman’s death is a cautionary tale for Indonesia, say rights activists in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, where women face hundreds of systemic ...

They've been called a "hijab trio," and these three young metalheads in Voice of Baceprot from Indonesia are getting worldwide attention, and now a new documentary. We talked about Voice of Baceprot ...