Campaign for Enlightening Islam for Nation’s Civility

KOMPAS/HERU SRI KUMORO

President Joko Widodo (second right) shares a moment with Bengkulu Governor Rohidin Mersyah (left), general chairman of the Muhammadiyah central executive board Haedar Nashir (second left) and Tanwir Committee chairman Ahmad Dasan after hitting dol musical drums to mark the opening of the 2019 Tanwir Muhammadiyah conference in the Bengkulu provincial building, Bengkulu City, on Friday (15/2/2019). The conference will take place until Sunday (17/2/2019).

BENGKULU, KOMPAS – President Joko Widodo said that Indonesia was grateful to Muhammadiyah for all the work it had produced. He said that he hoped the organization would continue to campaign for the spread of enlightening religious practices.

Ahead of the 2019 general election, the nation has strongly been affected by religious attitudes that are imbued with political fanaticism This may potentially lead to religious attitudes that are far from civility, pit fellow Indonesians against one another and sow enmity.