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Muslims to create peaceful zone in Papua Jayapura (ANTARA News) - Muslims in Indonesia`s easternmost porvince of Papua are committed to turning the province into a peaceful zone, local Muslim figures said here on Tuesday. After performing Idul Fitri prayer at Jayapura Grand Mosque here, Hi Ridwan and Hi Udin said the Muslims in Papua, especially in capital Jayapura, were committed to maintainig religious harmony in the province. The made the statement in a bid to uphold a declaration made by the leaders of five major religions in Papua to make the province a peaceful zone in the country. Both Hi Ridwan and Hi Udin also called on the Muslims and the people in other parts across the country not to be easily provoked by irresponsible parties or groups who intentionally create disorder in the community. "If ever a party or a group of people who dare to create chaos in Papua, the Muslims here will arrest them and bring them to court to undergo existing legal process in the country," Ridwan and Udin noted. The prayer that started at 7 a.m. local time was led by Adrus Al-Hamid, chief of provincial religious affairs ministry office. Meanwhile in his sermon, Moh Habib, the dean of Jayapura Al-Fatah State Islamic College, called on the Muslims in the city to coexist in perfect harmony with people of other faiths. (*) Copyright © 2006 ANTARA October 24, 2006 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/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/
