SBY urges Muslims to seek wisdom over terror

Indonesian President SBY is in Bali tonight, getting ready for the fifth summit of the Developing 8 group in Nusa Dua. SBY has recntly been to the Middle East where he as his party undertook a ‘mini hajj’ praying at the most holy place in Mecca. More recently he met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in Jakarta.

With all that Muslim culture coming at him, SBY’s recent statements seem to highlight his role as leader of the world’s most populous nation. Speaking about the role of the Developing 8, he said “We are now in the third millennium. We have to work hard to rebuild our civilisation, the Islamic civilisation. That’s why we have to work together to build a strong partnership to fight for global justice, peace and prosperity.” “We oppose, by our Islamic teachings, radicalism and, of course, terrorism.” “There are many ways for us to achieve our objectives for our Muslim world … peacefully, skilfully and wisely.” Here, here to that. Mr. Nuclear (Ahmadinejad) is arriving at any time. Let’s hope he feels the same way.

This evening I got an sms advertising a Muslim chatting service. Maybe the guys in Nusa Dua could share their wisdom online.