Indonesian Clerics Defend Prabowo’s Eid Sacrifice Funding

Indonesia’s government has faced scrutiny over its use of state funds to purchase sacrificial cattle for Eid al-Adha, but the country’s top Islamic authority has ruled the practice permissible under Islamic law. The Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI), the nation’s highest Islamic clerical body, issued a statement defending President Prabowo Subianto’s decision to allocate more than … Read more