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Solution in Sight Solution in Sight 2008 Highlights and Achievements Winter 2009 LibForAll Develops Unique Counter-Extremism TV/Video Series JAKARTA, Indonesia –For decades, Islamist radicals have been propagating their virulent ideology of hatred and violence throughout the Muslim world – fueled by a potent combination of petrodollars and missionary zeal. This flow of radical ideas includes a massive effort to translate and disseminate extremist texts, and to produce extremist programming for television, internet and DVD/VCD distribution, which programming has become a significant part of the public discourse in many Islamic countries, and among Muslim communities in the West. LibForAll’s pioneering television series – Ocean of Revelation – represents a decisive step in addressing this critical situation. Painstakingly designed and Film crew arranging set for the episode on Jihad produced to the highest theological and commercial television standards, this ground-breaking TV Internationally-renowned Indonesian ulama closely series/video curriculum promises to discredit the associated with LibForAll Foundation are supervising ideology of religious hatred that underlies and the entire project. In addition to having theological animates terrorism. authority and a following in the tens of millions, Kyai Haji Abdurrahman Wahid, Kyai Haji Mustofa Bisri and Dr. A. Syafi’i Ma’arif advocate a strongly pluralistic and tolerant understanding of Islam, at peace with itself and the modern world. The first six episodes of the television series, filmed in Indonesia and Egypt, are scheduled for launch in the second quarter of 2009. Ultimately, the project will include an additional twenty episodes, extending the breadth of this effort to further locations in the Middle East, North Africa, Sahel/Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, Turkey, and Central-, South- and Southeast Asia. In the words of LibForAll associate Kyai Haji Abdul A’la, who heads an Islamic boarding school with 8,000 students: “We may pray five times a day and loudly proclaim Project supervisor K.H. Mustofa Bisri, recording episode on “People of Faith” in a Chinese temple our faith, but if we hate non-Muslims and do not respect or value them as friends, then our faith is worthless. Honesty in work; sincere friendship towards all: these are essential values that cannot be LibForAll Foundation • 3524 Yadkinville Road, No. 357 • Winston-Salem, NC 27106 USA • Tel: +1.336.922.1278 1 E-mail: [email protected] Solution in Sight Winter 2009 compromised or substituted. Lacking sincerity, if we “Islam is often referred to as rahmatan lil ‘alamin, or proclaim that we are Muslims “struggling” for Islam, “a blessing for all creation.” Exclusivism is a betrayal while our hearts remain full of pride, ego and self- of that principle, and if a religious community gives interest, then our religious practice is merely rise to exclusivism, it would be better if they simply superficial, and we’re manipulating Islam for selfish abandoned this world – Go ahead! Good riddance! purposes. In that case, our religiosity is no different Head off to some other planet! Because exclusivism from that of people who have no religion at all. constitutes a betrayal of religious principles, and of Indeed, in my opinion, it is more base and ignoble Islam in particular, and cannot be condoned.” than the primitive instincts of beasts.” ~ Dr. Syafi’i Ma’arif, former Chairman of the Episode 1, “Islam and Faith” world’s second largest Muslim organization, the Muhammadiyah, with 30 million members Episode 3, “Faith Communities” “A pervasive misunderstanding of jihad is what’s caused such behavior, right? In fact, it arises from a single cause: ignorance. So we must conclude that ignorance and stupidity are the primary cause of conflict in contemporary Muslim societies. If we truly wish to prevent conflict, let’s study our religion more deeply, so we can understand what to do in the event of differences and similarities. The way I see things, it’s far better if we’re different but share a common (enlightened) understanding, than if we’re the same and both mired in ignorance.” ~ Kyai Haji M. Tolchah Hasan Senior Advisor to the Nahdlatul Ulama Episode 6, “Jihad” Maryam Ishaq al-Khalifa Sharief (above) ~ great- granddaughter of the 19th century Sudanese nationalist leader known as al-Mahdi ~ provided LibForAll’s television series with a deeply illuminating view of Islam as rahmatan lil ‘alamin (a blessing for all creation), rooted in a pluralistic, tolerant and profoundly spiritual worldview. “I need to issue a reminder, that Muslims must adopt an attitude of forgiveness. Lack of forgiveness is not a characteristic of those who truly surrender to God. Forgive, and constantly strive to do good. The Qur’an states that whatever ill befalls you is the work of your own hands. But God has forgiven far more than the sins which you have committed.” Film crew on location in West Java ~ Kyai Haji Abdurrahman Wahid Former President of Indonesia & Chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama (1984-1999) Episode 6, “Jihad” www.libforall.org 2 Solution in Sight Winter 2009 LibForAll Expands Counter-Extremism Programs to the Middle East CAIRO, Egypt – In May of 2008, LibForAll understood by many groups [both in Islam and the Foundation expanded its operations to Egypt, home West].” to al-Azhar ~ the world’s oldest university ~ and one of the key centers of Sunni Islam. A LibForAll This puts LibForAll Foundation in the unique delegation traveled under the auspices of the position of having been praised by top Western Egyptian and Indonesian foreign ministries, for the governments and media, AND by world-renowned purpose of interviewing key religious leaders for theologians and mass media in the Islamic world. LibForAll’s Lautan Wahyu (Ocean of Revelation) LibForAll is building on this foundation of cross- television series, and to expand LibForAll’s network cultural understanding and respect to not only expand in the Arab heartland. its programs in Muslim-majority countries, but also to exert a deep and lasting impact on discourse in the West, concerning Islam and Muslim-related affairs. “The proper role of government, concerning (extremists’ use of force and calling it) ‘proselyti- zation’ is to have the ulama and intellectuals advise and correct those who are wrong. If the extremists fail to immediately accept this advice, the government must enforce the law by arresting and sentencing them to prison, in accordance with their wrongdoing.” ~ Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi, Grand Shaykh of Al- Azhar, in Episode 5 of LibForAll’s TV series The Grand Shaykh of al-Azhar University and Grand Imam of al-Azhar Mosque ~ Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi (above right, with LibForAll CEO Holland Taylor) ~ blessed LibForAll’s activities, and its mission to promote a pluralistic and tolerant understanding of Islam, at peace with itself and the modern world. As Al-Ahram ~ one of the oldest (est. 1875) and most widely-read newspapers in the Arab world ~ reported on Mr. Taylor’s interview with the Grand Shaykh of al-Azhar: “LibForAll Foundation is an NGO that cares deeply about Islam The visit to Egypt also provided a template for and Muslims. The foundation strives to express, expansion of LibForAll’s Global “Blessing for All clarify and widely disseminate a true understanding Creation” Network and video series to other regions of Islam not only to non-Muslims, but also to of the Muslim world, including South Asia Muslims in general. LibForAll aims to present the (Afghanistan/Pakistan/India/Bangladesh), the broader moderate and tolerant face of Islam, and explain the Middle East, Turkey and Europe. importance of [Muslims] returning to the essence of Islamic teachings which, until now, have been poorly www.libforall.org 3 Solution in Sight Winter 2009 Constructive Engagement in the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: Mobilizing Religious Leaders to Build a Civil Society Solution JERUSALEM – “Palestinians and Israelis need the world’s support to create a new reality, in which the highest values of religion and humanity are restored to their proper dignity. We must also help Muslim populations – not only in Palestine, but throughout the Arab world – to rise to embrace a profoundly spiritual and tolerant understanding of Islam, and a humanistic attitude toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that acknowledges the legacy of suffering on all sides. Such an attitude is a necessary precondition for recognizing Israel’s unique history and right to exist, while truly advancing the interests of Palestinians as With Palestinian moderates, including Muhammad Dajani well.” (scarf), in the West Bank city of Ramallah ~ LibForAll co-founder K. H. Abdurrahman Wahid and LibForAll associate K. H. Abdul A’la, in a May 10, 2008 op-ed in the Wall Street Journal This article followed a LibForAll Peace Delegation to “I admit it: I saw these two names [Wahid and A’la] the Holy Land, consisting of leaders from the world’s and the headline, ‘The Obstacles to Israeli-Palestinian two largest Muslim organizations (with a combined Peace,’ over their op-ed essay and wondered what it total of 70 million followers). was doing in the staunchly pro-Zionist Wall Street Journal. “Then I realized that I had seen Wahid’s name before, and that he was a Muslim heretic about the widely entrenched dogma in the Muslim world around Israel. The piece is clear, strong and complex. He knows that there are forces in the Jewish state that are quite averse to a dignified settlement of the hundred-year conflict, and their position has been reinforced
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