Photo: The mosque at the Jakarta Islamic Center. Photo supplied by Jakarta Islamic Center

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Jakarta Islamic museum opening delayed, former red light district continues halalification process


JAKARTA - The opening of Jakarta’s new Islamic museum at the Jakarta Islamic Center (JIC) has been postponed to the second quarter of 2019 due to pending construction work caused by a change in local government budget policy after a new governor came into office in October 2017, the head of JIC secretariat, Ahmad Juhandi, told Salaam Gateway.

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