Hafizurrahman, Indonesia Correspondent
The Faculty of Ushuluddin of Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta Islamic State University (UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta), in collaboration with the University of Rostock and the Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr, held an International Colloquium at the multipurpose hall of the Syahida Inn Building, Ciputat, on 10-11 September 2024. This event brought together academics and practitioners from various backgrounds and countries to examine how religion can be a solution to peace and social cohesion.
This International Colloquium is titled “Diplomacy of the Divine: Religion’s Role in International Peace,” which discusses the opportunities and risks associated with religious diversity, particularly focusing on Indonesia and Germany, and aims to enhance interfaith dialogue and mutual understanding.
The colloquium featured brief presentations from eight invited speakers from various backgrounds, including Syed Taha Anwar Sahib, a representative of Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Indonesia.
The keynote speaker was Professor Ismatu Ropi, M.A., PhD, the Dean of the Faculty of Ushuluddin at UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, who stated in an interview that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat has always been an organisation that makes the issue of peace a part of its actions and contributions to social life. For this reason, the Faculty of Ushuluddin at UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta invited a speaker from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat to present the role of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in peace issues:
“We are very pleased that, of course, our Ahmadi friends have from the beginning made the issue of peace a part of the spirit of religiousness. Therefore, we also invite our Ahmadi friends to come, and we request that one of the speakers from the Ahmadi Community explain how religion plays a role in issues related to peace.”