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Wed, 07/30/2008 - 20:48
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ICIS GENERAL SECRETARY : DON'T LET ISLAM BE HIJACKED
Jakarta, July 30 (ANTARA) - Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Chairman Hasyim Muzadi who is also secretary general of the International Conferences of Islamic Scholars (ICIS) said Muslims should not let Islam be hijacked by a few provocateurs.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the ICIS III here Wednesday, Muzadi also said the fellow Muslims came in the ICIS III because of the same ideas of the value Islam has --peace, solidarity, and justice.
"It is indeed a sad condition that most of the conflicts in the world take place in Muslim countries, like Iran, Afghanistan, Sudan, and also South Thailand," Muzadi said.
"We should look into ourselves to identify the internal problems that caused the conflicts," said Muzadi.
Muzadi further explained five objectives of the conference --taking objective and comprehensive portrait of the crisis, drawing common perception of the anatomy of conflicts, preventing the conflict based on the common awareness, examining and completing strength and weakness, and keeping solid against Islamophobia and Muslimphobia.
The International Conferences of Islamic Scholars III was started at around 10.00 a.m. The singing of Indonesian National Anthem "Indonesia Raya" by the choir from Syarif Hidayatullah State's Islamic University marked the opening ceremony.
Some 350 participant from 64 countries--including 27 international figures and 13 Indonesian figures took part in that three-day conference held by Nahdlatul Ulama (the revival of ulema)--the biggest biggest Islamic organization in IndonesiaThe International Conference of Islamic Sholars (ICIS) III is being held in Jakarta from July 29 to August 1, 2008, with this year theme Upholding Islam as Rahmatan Lil `Alamin (Blessings for the World): Peace Building and Conflict Prevention in the Muslim World.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the ICIS III here Wednesday, Muzadi also said the fellow Muslims came in the ICIS III because of the same ideas of the value Islam has --peace, solidarity, and justice.
"It is indeed a sad condition that most of the conflicts in the world take place in Muslim countries, like Iran, Afghanistan, Sudan, and also South Thailand," Muzadi said.
"We should look into ourselves to identify the internal problems that caused the conflicts," said Muzadi.
Muzadi further explained five objectives of the conference --taking objective and comprehensive portrait of the crisis, drawing common perception of the anatomy of conflicts, preventing the conflict based on the common awareness, examining and completing strength and weakness, and keeping solid against Islamophobia and Muslimphobia.
The International Conferences of Islamic Scholars III was started at around 10.00 a.m. The singing of Indonesian National Anthem "Indonesia Raya" by the choir from Syarif Hidayatullah State's Islamic University marked the opening ceremony.
Some 350 participant from 64 countries--including 27 international figures and 13 Indonesian figures took part in that three-day conference held by Nahdlatul Ulama (the revival of ulema)--the biggest biggest Islamic organization in IndonesiaThe International Conference of Islamic Sholars (ICIS) III is being held in Jakarta from July 29 to August 1, 2008, with this year theme Upholding Islam as Rahmatan Lil `Alamin (Blessings for the World): Peace Building and Conflict Prevention in the Muslim World.
