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The International Centre for Islam and Pluralism (ICIP) was established in Jakarta in July 2003, after one year of preparation and dialogue. Participants in the dialogue process included intellectuals and specialists on Islam and pluralism, from Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Thailand and the Philippines.
The principal goal of ICIP is to build a network of Islamic Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and progressive-moderate Muslim activists and intellectuals, in South-East Asia, and eventually around the globe. ICIP's soft launching took place on 11-11-2003 in Jakarta, Indonesia. |
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Our Shared Future A speech by the British Foreign Secretary, David Miliband |
21 May 2009, The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OXCIS)
The British Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, delivered a key speech at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OXCIS) on 21 May 2009, in which he called for a ‘coalition of consent’ between the West and the Muslim world. The written speech is available through the below link. Please note also that access to subsequent Blog discussion is available through the ‘blogs’ link below, and that a version of the speech in bahasa Indonesia is available through the ‘pesantren global’ link:
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Regional Conference on Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Muslim Societies |
11-12 March 2009, JW Marriott Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia
This Conference was jointly organised by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and the International Center for Islam and Pluralism (ICIP), and was supported by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Several prominent scholars, politicians and activists participated in the event. As well as providing a platform for stimulating discussion on topical issues, the Conference worked toward producing substantive outcomes. Please see the following links to media coverage of the event:
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Islamic Indonesian Sect Becomes a Lightning Rod |
(ASIA SENTINEL)
Lisa Murray
15 June 2008
Concern grows over fundamentalist Muslims and violence in the archipelago
Syafi'i Anwar walked across the dusty expanse of Jakarta’s Merdeka Square. It was June 1 and the Islamic scholar was taking part in a rally celebrating the 63rd year of Pancasila, Indonesia’s state ideology that promotes religious tolerance. Nearly 3000 people were already milling about and Anwar, the head of the International Centre for Islam and Pluralism, was expecting at least another 6000. Pancasila had taken on extra meaning this year amid increasing calls for the government to ban the “deviant” Islamic sect, Ahmadiyah, which believes its founder, a 19th century Indian mystic, was a prophet.
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The Interplay Between U.S. Foreign Policy and Political Islam in Indonesia |
A sense of shared experience and religious solidarity unite Muslims in
Indonesia with their brethren living in the historic core of the Middle
East. Yet the world’s largest Muslim nation – and third-largest
democracy – remains distinct, the product of a unique Islamic identity
shaped by centuries of interactions with different cultures and faiths.
While some Indonesians hold radical and anti-American sentiments,
others admire the United States and share the same values of freedom,
multiculturalism, and democracy.
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