Muhammad Al Khaththath

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Nearly 50 million Indonesians are set to vote on Wednesday in scores of regional elections but the most closely watched is in the capital, Jakarta, where campaigning for the post of governor has inflamed religious tension. Polls will open first in the east of the sprawling archipelago. In all, 101 elections will be held in … Read more

Throngs Vow To Vote For Muslim Leaders In Jakarta Election

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More than 100,000 Indonesians descended on Jakarta’s grand mosque Saturday to call on people to vote for Muslim candidates running against the city’s incumbent Christian governor in an upcoming election. It coincides with the final day of campaigning for Wednesday’s vote in the capital of the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, where ethnic Chinese Christian … Read more