Alwi Shihab (born 1946) is the minister of people's welfare of Indonesia. He was foreign minister of that country from 1999 to 2001. 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the governmental foreign policy of a sovereign nation. ...
Alwi Shihab is a Sayyid, which means a direct decendant of the Prophet Muahammad SAW through Fatimah, the daughter of the Prophet, and Imam Ali ibn Abithalib (the 1st Imam and the 4th ruler of Islamic Khalifah after the prophet). His continuous effor is to present Islam as an inclusive religious with a very moderate view which is advocated by the Islamic Holy book; The Noble Qur'an. In contrary, follower of radical Islam and extrimists tend to use the Holy Qur'an to justify their acts, in which the result of ignorant and very limited knowledge and understanding of the Noble Qur'an itself.
In hope for other world leaders and religious leaders will have to follow his footsteps in building moderate and tolerance world communities.
Shihab: It will be very much in line, but we have a different emphasis: economic more than political.
Shihab: We will show them that this is a legitimate government trying to do away with a culture of corruption and bribery.
Shihab: No. We will use all ways and means to achieve our goal, which is to have solid cooperation with China, India and the ASEAN countries, without abandoning the West.
Ketua Dewan Syuro Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa (PKB) KH Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) maupun Ketua Umum DPP PKB Kuningan AlwiShihab bersikeras untuk terus melanjutkan gugatan yang diajukan oleh Matori Abdul Djalil.
Sementara AlwiShihab dalam keterangannya menyebutkan, bahwa sebelum digelarnya musyawarah luar biasa di Yogyakarta, pihaknya telah menawarkan rekonsiliasi atau damai.
Selanjutnya, Alwi menambahkan, sebenarnya dalam Islam telah mengatur, apabila ada dua pihak yang sama-sama satu iman bertikai, maka lakukanlah islah atau rekonsiliasi.
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