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Malang, NU Online As the moderate Muslim organization, NU has important roles in handling sectarian conflict in the Middle East countries. In this respect, NU would reportedly bring the world’s ulama together in a meeting at the Bogor Palace early next month to take up matters dealt with the conflict.
Caracas, NU Online The foundation of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela enters a new stage with the Promotion Commission preliminary report to President Hugo Chavez. The report is the starting point of arrangements to set up the Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), which the statesman proposed to secure the process of changes he leads since 1999.
Tehran, NU Online President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on all government executive bodies to make efforts to strengthen ties with Iranian expatriates in foreign countries. According to Presidential Office Media Department report, the president added Iranian expatriates should introduce Iran's rich civilization and honorable culture to the world.
Nusa Dua, NU Online The government will send school principals from elementary to senior high school levels to Malaysia and Singapore to broaden their horizons and help improve education standards in Indonesia, the education minister said. "Besides learning English, they will be trained in entrepreneurial skills," said National Education Minister Bambang Sudibyo, on the sidelines of the SEAMEO (Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization) seminar in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Thursday.
Basically every culture has its own medium so that it does not rely on other cultures to preserve and develop itself. It is possible for those studying other culture for consideration of enriching rather than replacing their own cultures. While in line with the development of colonialism since the 17th century, European countries have begun to plunder other world parts. In this respect, the European countries succeeded to smash the glorious of the local culture for the pursuit of power. After dominating politics and economy as well, they then evolved such a discourse claiming that the culture of the Europe was superior. For this reason if a country wants to develop it should follow their culture. Fortunately, the countries in Asia were able to preserve their own culture.
Jakarta, NU Online House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono has asked the National Lapindo Mudflow Handling Team (Timnas) to prevent victims of the mudflow disaster from staging a rally at the House. "The team must take steps to prevent victims from demonstrating at the House in Jakarta," Agung told reporters after receiving Surinam Ambassador to Indonesia Angelic Caroline del Castilho at his office here on Wednesday.
Leeds, NU Online The education expert of School of Education of Leeds University, Michael D. Wilson said here on Tuesday that as the education institutions, Islamic boarding “pesantren” schools should consider the importance of educational resources. According to Wilson, there were three resources should be expectedly taken into account, namely human, material and financial. “Human resources include all personnel such as the teaching staff, support staff in example office staff, technicians and care
Padang, NU Online What makes an accident a disaster? Is it the climbing death toll, the grief of the survivors, or simply the judgment of the media on whether or not it is worth all-out coverage? In the age of who-knows-first-gets-first, in which images and meanings are monopolized by the mass media, the last option would be the correct answer.
Jakarta, NU Online More parties are calling for a reshuffle of Cabinet, with the National Awakening Party (PKB) saying Sunday it is eyeing three ministerial posts. "The President should replace about half of his ministers if he wants the Cabinet to perform better," PKB chairman Muhaimin Iskandar was quoted as saying by the state Antara news agency.
Jakarta, NU Online Visiting chairman of the Iranian Judicial Agency Ayatollah Sayeed Ahmoud Hashemi Shahrudi said here Friday a block of Islamic countries was needed to solve problems in the Muslim world. Moslem countries have been facing problems and disputes, and thus they have to unite to prevent outsiders from interfering in the Moslem world, Sahahrudi said, adding that he believed that a block of Moslem countries would guarantee the interest of the Islamic community.
Medan, NU Online President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has donated Rp15.6 billion to 123 Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) across North Sumatra province, Religious Affairs Minister Maftuh Basyuni said here on Thursday. The donation was symbolically handed by the minister on behalf of President Yudhoyono to the Islamic boarding school leaders during a friendly gathering of North Sumatran ulemas at Medan’s Hajj Dormitory on the same day.  
Tehran, NU Online Head of Majlis Commission for National Security and Foreign Policy Alaeddin Boroujerdi said on Thursday that Iran is skeptical of the US agenda in the upcoming Iraq international conference. He said that presence of US forces in Iraq is currently is the major question.
