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Wahid Institute Assists in Repatriating Indonesian Volunteers for Gaza
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Wahid Institute is assisting in the repatriation of Indonesian volunteers for Gaza by coordinating with the foreign ministry, among others. In its press release issued on Sunday, the institute said Surya Fahrizal, one of the Indonesian volunteers, has gradually recovered fr ..
Reaction Towards Israeli raid of Mavi Marmara
On Monday (31/5), the Israel army attacked the Mavi Marmara ship on the international water, 65 kilometers from the shore of Gaza.
Yudhoyono leaves Jakarta to open NU congress in Makassar
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to leave Jakarta Tuesday morning for a one-day visit to Makassar, South Sulawesi, to open the six-day national congress of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Muslim organization.
Indonesian Leader Resisted Extremists
Former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid was a key religious moderate and spiritual leader of one of the world's largest Muslim organizations. Mr. Wahid, an almost-blind and wheelchair-bound cleric whose health had deteriorated in recent years, died in Jakarta on Wednesday at age 69.
THE MUSLIMS - AND THE REST OF US - LOSE A DEMOCRATIC GIANT
The world just lost the first democratically elected president of the largest Muslim country in the world when on December 30, 2009, former President of Indonesia, Abdurrahman Wahid, affectionately known as Gus Dur, died. He was renowned for his wisdom and deep commitment to dialogue among the relig ..
- ABDURRAHMAN ad-DAKHIL WAHID 7-9-1940 - 30-12-2009
Gentle, friendly face of Indonesia and Islam
WHEN the former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid succumbed to a long battle with kidney disease and diabetes, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called for seven days of national mourning. For many millions of Indonesia's 240 million citizens, the mourning is very personal.
White House mourns Wahid
HONOLULU - THE White House on Wednesday mourned Indonesia's ex-president Abdurrahman Wahid, praising him as a paragon of religious tolerance who played a vital role in a democratic transition. '
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