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Indonesia – Why Did People Ignore Warnings About Mount Merapi Volcano?

Death Toll On Mount Merapi

When the volcano on Mount Merapi in Java erupted, almost 29,000 people in the area had fled to temporary shelters around the nearby city of Yogyakarta. However, thousands more had stayed put on the volcano slopes, despite a red alert issued the day before suggesting the imminence of an eruption. When the [...]

Indonesia – Female Ojeks (Motorcycle Taxi Drivers) For Islamic Congress

Female Ojeks Make History In Islamic Organization

For the first time in its history, Muhammadiyah, Indonesia’s second-largest Islamic organization, with 28 million members nationwide, has employed female motorcyclists to ferry people around during its 6-day 46th congress, held in Yogyakarta, and which began on July 3. This move brings to nought the recent fatwa issued by East [...]