June 21, 2018 is the fourth International Day of Yoga in Indonesia. In this connection the Embassy of India in Jakarta and the Ministry of Tourism of Indonesia in cooperation with Yoga Community ...

Four days after the fatwa went out, students continued to fill the classrooms of Jakarta’s Jakartadoyoga Studio. On Jan. 28, the influential Indonesian Ulemas Council issued a religious edict ...

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JAKARTA, Indonesia – Muslims in Indonesia are now banned from practicing yoga that contains Hindu rituals like chanting, but will continue to be allowed to perform it for purely health reasons, the ...

Muslims in Indonesia are now banned from practicing yoga that contains Hindu rituals like chanting, but will continue to be allowed to perform it for purely health reasons, the chairman of the country ...

About 700 clerics from the Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) agreed to ban the practice of yoga over fears that the use of Hindu prayers could "erode" Muslims' faith. "The yoga practice that contains ...

With the debate over yoga yet to die down in Indonesia, the most populous Muslim nation will host an international festival on the traditional Indian form of exercise featuring experts, including ...

Jakarta - Muslims in Indonesia have been banned from doing yoga if they engage in Hindu religious rituals during the exercise, the chairperson of the country's top Islamic body said on Sunday. About ...