[GELORA45] FW: Muslim intellectuals to build Islamic civilization center in Indonesia

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Muslim intellectuals to build


Islamic civilization center in Indonesia

 
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A number of intellectuals are planning to build an international Islamic 
civilization center in Indonesia, National Police (Polri) Deputy Chief 
Commissioner General Syafruddin said here on Tuesday.
 
A number of Muslim intellectuals, such as Komarudin Hidayat, Azyumadi Azra, 
Syafrizal of the Religious Affairs Ministry, and Kharuddin of the Vice 
Presidential Secretariat, have visited Syafruddins official residence to 
discuss the plan to establish an Islamic civilization center and the 
prevention of radicalism in Indonesia. ..
 
Syafruddin noted that Islamic propagation is not a process that occurs only 
in the West, reaching out to the East; rather, Indonesia also propagates 
Islam to other countries.

The three-star police general (Syafruddin) acknowledged that the Muslim 
figures had also discussed a plan to establish an international Islamic 
university in Indonesia.

According to Syafruddin, so far, radicalism prevention efforts in Indonesia 
have been made through National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) programs and 
the Polris curriculum taught in schools and universities.
 
Komaruddin Hidayat said President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Vice President 
M. Jusuf Kalla (JK) had set up a committee for the construction of an 
international Islamic university in Indonesia.  .... "
 
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