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RI, Saudi join to promote moderate Islam M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The governments of Indonesia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to cooperate in the promotion of moderate strands in Islamic teachings, a key element in combating terrorism. Saudi Arabian Minister for Islamic Affairs, Endowment, Dawa and Guidance Sheikh Saleh bin Abdul Aziz bin al Al-Sheikh said Tuesday that his government would offer assistance in the promotion of benevolent strands of Islamic teachings. "In the field of education, we will help the dissemination of moderate thinking in Islam which is far from extremism," Al-Sheikh told a media conference after a meeting with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Al-Sheikh was in the country for two days to hold talks with Indonesian leaders and other government officials to boost relations between the two countries. He was scheduled to meet House of Representatives Speaker Agung Laksono and leaders of Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah, the country's largest and second largest Muslim organizations. He said that the promotion of moderate teachings in Islam would be of great significance to dispel the extremism that had been associated with Islam. Religious Affairs Minister Maftuh Basyuni said that officials from the two countries were still working on the details of the plan. Later, in a meeting with Vice President Jusuf Kalla, Al-Sheikh reiterated his government's stance on terrorism. "We will make an agreement on how to combat terrorism," Al-Sheikh was quoted by Maftuh as saying. The meeting also discussed the managing of wakaf (trust) funds in a way that benefited the public. In the meeting with Yudhoyono, the Indonesian government also expressed its gratitude for the assistance given by the Saudi Arabian government when thousands of haj pilgrims from Indonesia suffered from food shortages earlier this year. In January, during the peak of the haj ritual of wukuf, thousands of haj pilgrims suffered from food shortages when a local catering company failed to deliver meals in time. A probe into the fiasco revealed that Ana for Development, a Saudi Arabian-based catering company was not experienced in providing meals for a large number of clients. Meanwhile, the secretary general of the religious affairs ministry, Bahrul Hayat, said that although the governments of the two countries had not yet agreed on concrete measures to combat terrorism, both had agreed to share their experience in interfaith dialogs. "We will also discuss ways to expand religious tolerance to curb terrorism," Bahrul told reporters. (01) +++ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/hOt0.A/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
