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        "msgid": "poroz-voices-protest-over-indosat-advertisement-deemed-to-belittle-zakat-1775199964",
        "date": "2026-04-03 12:51:51",
        "title": "POROZ voices protest over Indosat advertisement deemed to belittle zakat",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Association of Zakat Management Organizations (POROZ) has protested against an IM3 Indosat outdoor advertisement on public transport that warns against answering calls soliciting zakat, labelling it as potentially a scam, which they view as stigmatising and damaging to public trust in official zakat collection efforts. POROZ demands an official public apology from Indosat, immediate removal of the ad within 48 hours, and assurances of stricter content supervision to avoid offending religious symbols. The incident highlights tensions between commercial advertising and respect for Islamic practices under Indonesia's zakat management laws.",
        "content": "<p>The narrative in this advertisement could sow doubt among the public\nregarding responses to educational services and official zakat\ncollection carried out by authorised Amil institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Association of Zakat Management Organizations\n(POROZ) has voiced protests and objections to the outdoor advertising\nmaterial of IM3 Indosat found on public transport modes, which features\nthe message: \u201cPhone Call Soliciting Zakat, Don\u2019t Answer! It Might Be a\nScammer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdvertisements like this are problematic,\u201d said POROZ General\nChairman Bukhori Muslim when confirmed from Jakarta on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>POROZ assesses that the diction used in the advertisement is\ninappropriate, tends to be provocative, and could harm public trust in\nthe national zakat movement being built by zakat institutions.<\/p>\n<p>According to Bukhori, positioning \u201czakat solicitation\u201d as synonymous\nwith or indicative of fraudulent activity (scamming) constitutes\nstigmatisation of one of the highly revered pillars of Islam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis narrative could create doubt among the public in responding to\neducational services and official zakat collection carried out by\nauthorised Amil, which have been operating in accordance with Law No.\u00a023\nof 2011 on Zakat Management,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>In connection with this matter, POROZ demands that IM3 Indosat issue\nan official and public apology to the Muslim community and all zakat\nmanagement organisations in Indonesia through national media\n(print\/digital) and the company\u2019s official social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImmediately instruct the withdrawal and removal of all such\nadvertising materials from all platforms, both in public transport and\nother billboard locations, within a maximum of 2x24 hours,\u201d said\nBukhori.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, POROZ requests that the relevant parties provide\nclarification and assurances that in the future, management will conduct\nstrict supervision of creative content to ensure it does not contain\nelements offensive to religious symbols.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPOROZ hopes that IM3 Indosat will promptly demonstrate good faith in\nresolving this issue to maintain conduciveness and mutual respect in\npublic spaces,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>As of the publication of this news, Indosat has not responded when\nconfirmed.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/poroz-voices-protest-over-indosat-advertisement-deemed-to-belittle-zakat-1775199964",
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