Who’s Hot in Asia:
Yenny Wahid, Director of The Wahid Institute |
*By Amy Chew
Asia Inc.com, December 2004
In an effort to offset the creeping radicalism in the country, Yenny and Gus Dur set up the Wahid Institute, an Islamic think tank, which she heads. Its objective is to promote “moderate Islamic thought, democracy and pluralism among young Indonesian Muslims”. |
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The Wahid Institute, an Islamic and cultural research center, will hold a book-discussion Tuesday, September 28, 2004 in Jakarta. 
There are similarities between the radical Islamic movements in Indonesia and the Middle East.
