International Fethullah Gülen Conference Indonesia, 2010

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Education Conference: Hope For Indonesia Before a Devastating Natural Disaster

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Just days before the latest catastrophic tsunami hit the West coast of Indonesia, an important conference was held in the heart of country's capital, Jakarta, on Oct. 19-22.

In the poverty stricken country that hosts one of the world's largest Muslim populations, the International Fethullah Gülen Conference opened its doors to scholars from around the world, and in particular from Southeast Asia, South Asia and Australasia, to discuss a most timely topic of "The Significance of Education for the Future: The Gülen Model of Education."

There were speakers from 14 different countries, including renowned academics from Australia, Russia, South Korea, Japan, Bangladesh, India, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Turkey, Taiwan, Thailand and Senegal, as well as esteemed local speakers from Indonesia itself.

The conference was organized by the Fethullah Gülen Chair at the UIN Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University in Jakarta. The co-sponsors included the State Islamic University of Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta and University of Indonesia in Jakarta.

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Fethullah Gülens Education Model Discussed at Indonesia Conference

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An international conference held between Oct. 20 and Oct. 21 in Jakarta has discussed the ideas on education of well-respected Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, who has pioneered educational activities in a number of countries along with efforts to promote intercultural and interfaith activities around the world.

The conference, titled "The Gülen Model of Education," drew 32 academics from 14 countries as speakers and was organized jointly by the University of Indonesia, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN) Jakarta and the Fethullah Gülen Chair of UIN Jakarta.

The opening ceremony of the conference was held at the Grand Melia Hotel in Jakarta on Oct. 19 and was attended by nearly 200 participants, including high-level Indonesian bureaucrats as well as local and international academics.

The head of the Fethullah Gülen Chair, Ali Ünsal, delivered a speech at the ceremony and said Gülen's thoughts have been a model for the world's people and that this model aims to bring up a generation whose members are bred with love, are hardworking, have moral values and are open to dialogue, regardless of their religion, race and color.

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