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An attribute from JP for Gus Dur’s death
Friends and foes, Muslims and non-Muslims, old and young as well as majority and minority groups across the country all agreed that Abdurrahman “Gus Dur” Wahid has left an invaluable legacy of moderation to the people of Indonesia, and to the whole world.
As soon as he passed away at Cipto Mangunkusumo hospital in Jakarta on Wednesday, many people from various walks of life, including officials in the regencies, agreed that the former president had, at times almost single-handedly, carried forward Indonesia’s image as a pluralist and democratic country in the eyes of the international community, despite a world marked by conflict and extremism.
“We just lost a great statesman who fought to keep the country pluralist, while fighting fundamentalism. He was a true democrat, respecting even his political foes,” noted lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis said.
December 31, 2009 at 4:58 am
Nice post… thanks
December 31, 2009 at 5:00 am
Makasih infonya mas Fatih…
January 1, 2010 at 12:46 pm
I understand your concerns and I can understand how difficult your situation is. Personally, I would try and get him to read Night by Elie Wiesel. The most important thing you want him to understand is how quickly ignorance can ruin lives.
January 2, 2010 at 2:54 pm
He’s one of the best clerks with a vast and versatile erudition this republic has ever had. His untimely death deserves a half mast flag, indeed.