Qatar's social history is full of intrigue, conflict and violence, in stark contrast to the contemporary image of Qatar as relatively devoid of communal violence and open conflict.

Over the last 10 years, Arab leaders have grown anxious because the nation is getting worse. Within a decade, poverty rose from 8.5 million to 18 million, with political crises and wars being its main causes.

From afar, the students are increasingly aware of the importance of safeguarding Indonesia. This country is a big home for a society that has diverse ethnicities, religions, races, classes, and groups.

Today's article is my very last for Kompas as its reporter, rounding off my career for this newspaper that began early 1991.

In fact, the reality is that education in secular science subjects is actually more dominant in the Middle East.

In the eyes of the Arabs of the Middle East, Malaysia's image is much better than that of Indonesia, even though many Muslim groups in Indonesia praise the Arabs of the Middle East.

The recently halted Gaza war has provided an opportunity to restart negotiations, through which it is hoped that a fair and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict can be reached.

Together with the world leaders, Indonesia also needs to actively lobby the US, which is now also under pressure from its domestic public to fundamentally revise its policies toward Israel.