FU UIN Jakarta collaborates with FKUB DKI Jakarta in maintaining harmony in diversity

Jakarta, UIN News Online –Dean of the Faculty of Ushuluddin (FU) UIN Jakarta Yusuf Rahman, accompanied by Vice Dean of Academic Kusmana, Vice Dean of General Administration Lilik Ummi Kaltsum, Vice Dean for Student and Alumni Affairs, and Head of Study of Religions department Lisfa Sentosa Aisyah paid a visit to  Forum for Religious Harmony (FKUB) office at Jakarta on Tuesday, (02/09/2021). The visit was warmly received by the chairman of FKUB DKI Jakarta Dede Rosyada.

Yusuf Rahman in his remarks explained that this visit has a noble goal, namely to build, maintain and empower religious communities to create harmonious religious communities in the midst of various worrisome conflicts.

“We cannot avoid the realities of internal and inter-religious pluralism in Indonesia, which in turn could lead to a worrying phenomenon, such as inter-religious conflict. As a nation’s element,  we need to work hand in hand to anticipate this phenomenon,” said Yusuf during the meeting.

The government and universities, he added, are strategic elements in realizing these efforts. The collaboration between FU UIN Jakarta and FKUB DKI Jakarta is considered as a strategic partnership to anticipate the conflict phenomenon.

“The main objective is to maintain the harmony of religious life in DKI Jakarta. Maintaining the conceptual and applicable religious harmony that is in accordance with regional development needs, Increasing the role of the FKUB DKI Jakarta to the national level, and Developing religious harmony index as an indicator for assessing the harmonious condition in Jakarta,” he added.

In response, chairman of FKUB DKI Jakarta Dede Rosyada welcomed and appreciated the purpose of their visit in order to establish cooperation in the context of religious harmony.

Separately, one of FKUB DKI Jakarta officials, Robi Nurhadi, said that this was a smart idea from the Higher Education Institution which would become credit points for both parties.

“This will be a good thing, especially regarding approaches and research for religious harmony development. This collaboration will enrich scientific findings at the academic level in the context of the study of religions in establishing harmonious life. Diversity is a common thing, while harmony is an effort. To realize the effort, it requires an understanding of the study of religions, which can be included in this collaboration,” he said. (usa/man/m.nts)