Indonesian CNY Public Holiday Imbroglio

Sources: The Jakarta Post (ANTARA) and Indonesian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief of Surakarta’s Indonesia Ulema Council (MUI), Zainal Arifin Adnan, has issued a fatwa forbiding any Muslim from participating in any Chinese New Year festivities, but several Indonesian Muslim leaders have been distancing themselves from the position that Chinese New Year is haram (forbiden). [full story]