Muhammadiyah and Aisyiyah are looking to step up the contribution of thoughts and ideas given what they see as the many problems in people’s lives and aspects of nationalism and humanity.

In a message for unity, the gathering encouraged dialogue and social interactions through meetings between young people of different religions, communities and educational backgrounds.

Indeed, identity is a reality, but implementing identity politics in order to simply be in power in this 77-year-old republic is a sign of short-sightedness and evil.

The haj in 2022 is really special. First, because the wukuf at Arafah falls on a Friday, it is called the grand pilgrimage. Second, this year's haj is the first haj in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. The famous quote from one of the presidents of the US, John F Kennedy, has stayed with musician Sugiarto. He finally decided to ‘donate’ voices through free shows of national and regional songs.