Exporting Religious Moderation

That Indonesian Islam will become a trendsetter, mecca or reference for Islamic civilization in other parts of the world has become a common assumption that we often hear.

The outcomes of the 34th Nahdlatul Ulama Congress in Lampung were a beautiful gift at the end of the year, as well as an invaluable blessing for NU as it enters its second century.

The process of transition and regeneration of leadership in the country’s largest mass religious organizations provides many valuable lessons about the mechanisms of democracy and competition that is healthy, fair, peaceful, elegant and dignified within the framework of religious values and boarding school morality.