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Madrid, NU online King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia was kicking off an interfaith conference in Madrid on Wednesday -- an effort to bring Muslims, Christians and Jews closer together amid a world that often puts the three faiths at odds. Spanish King Juan Carlos was also addressing the gathering -- which the Saudis have billed as a strictly religious affair.
Jakarta, NU Online Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will reportedly attend the third International Conference of Islamic Scholars (ICIS) that will be held at the Jakarta's Borobudur Hotel on 29 July-1 August ahead. At the forum initiated by the Indonesia's biggest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), both Ahmadinejad and Badawi would be main speakers on the topic Upholding Islam as Rahmatan lil Alamin (Blessing for the universe): Peace and Conflict Prevention in the Muslim World.
Jakarta, NU Online Chairman of the Advisory Board of the National Awakening Party (PKB) KH Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) said that he had never received money amounted to Rp.300 million from Yusuf Emir Faishal to pay his hospital bill. "I have never received (the money), I am clean. It's up to people to call me dirty, I must be clean," Gus Dur told reporters at the PBNU headquarters in Jakarta on Wednesday (16/7).
Jakarta, NU Online General Chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) KH hasyim Muzadi said the big number of Nahdliyin could be considered as strength and weakness as well, potential and burden that should be tackled. "People outside the NU have most of the time misunderstood. They thought that NU with its big followers would easily address all its problems," Hasyim said, adding that what should first of all be addressed was the big number of NU followers "whose strength and weakness, potential and burden."
Jakarta, NU Online President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asserted that Indonesia would continue to support the creation of an independent and sovereign Palestinian state in accordance with Annapolis 2007 agreement. President Yudhoyono made the statement when he received visiting Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad at Merdeka Palace here on Monday (14/7).
Tehran, NU Online Iran would "cut off the hands" of any enemy that attacked the country, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned on Sunday, amid increasing tensions with the West after recent missile tests. "Before the enemies touch the trigger, Iran's armed forces will cut off their hands," Ahmadinejad said, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.
Jakarta, NU Online Indonesian former president KH Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid said that a change in society would succeed if it bases itself mainly on deep-rooted tradition having emerged in the country. Gus Dur made the remarks as speaking at the Religious Art Festival for Peace held by the Soka Gakkai International of Indonesia in collaboration with the Indonesian Muslim Artists and Culturalists Institute (Lesbumi), and the Indonesian Youth National Committee (KNPI) at JITEC, Mangga Dua, Jakarta on Sunday (13/7).
Surabaya, NU Online The researcher of religious social organizations, Prof Dr M. Ali Haidar MA, said the appointment of KH Mutawakkil Alallah as the chairman of East Java's NU Regional Board for the period 2008-2009 had an important role in returning NU clerics (kiai) to their "home", namely the ummah (people). "There is still hope Kiai Mutawakkil would return the role of kiai not to be political bias so that the kiai would pay more attention to the ummah," he said h
Makkah, NU online The Makkah-based Muslim World League (MWL) has extended invitation to some 200 prominent religious figures representing Islam, Christianity and Judaism from around the world to attend the forthcoming global interfaith dialogue conference. MWL, in cooperation with the Spanish government, will organize the conference in Madrid, capital of Spain, on July 16-18. twocircles.net reported.
Jakarta, NU Online General Chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) KH Hasyim Muzadi has said that liberal democratic system with its multiparty had ever failed in Indonesia. Yet in the reform era, the multiparty system has been practiced again. This system, he said, would never create an effective government. Hasyim said that in the multiparty system, there would be no a dominant political party--or in the term of Indonesian first president Soekarno--called as pioneer party. In this regard, the head of state would tend to take such uncertain measures amidst the multiparty's interest.&
Brebes, NU Online KH Masruri and Mohammad Adnan were re-elected to chair the Central Java's NU Regional Board. At the plenary session led by the general chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) KH Hasyim Muzadi, Mughni was appointed to be chairman of the PWNU Legislative Council (Syuriyah) while Adnan as chairman of the PWNU Executive Council for the period 2008-2013. Mughni was elected by acclamation while Adnan should struggle for the "first" man in the board after defeating his competitor Ali Mufis who is now the governor of Central Java.
Brebes, NU Online The Maarif NU educational institution has so far focused more on formal education. Whereas the institution should expectedly give best services in informal/non-formal educational institutions like Islamic boarding school (pesantren). "So far the pesantren education has not yet been addressed," said the Dean of the Education Faculty of the Tegal's Panca Sakti University , H. Basukiyatno in the arena of the Central Java's NU conference in Brebes on Saturday (12/7).
