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Island focus: Jokowi calls for national unity, diversity
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on the youth wings of Indonesia’s two largest Islamic organizations, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, to continue strengthening the spirit of nationalism and diversity to maintain the unity of the nation
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resident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on the youth wings of Indonesia’s two largest Islamic organizations, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, to continue strengthening the spirit of nationalism and diversity to maintain the unity of the nation.
“For me, nationalism is the basis for the advancement of this nation,” said Jokowi in front of members of the NU’s youth wing, GP Ansor, and Muhammadiyah’s youth organization, the Komando Kesiapsiagaan Angkatan Muda (Kokam).
The President spoke during an event at Siwa Field in the Prambanan Temple tourism park in Yogyakarta on Saturday, which was attended by around 20,000 members of the two youth organizations.
In his remarks, Jokowi called on the attendees to play a role in making Islam rahmatan lil alamin (a blessing for the universe) in Indonesia and maintaining harmony in the ethnically and religiously diverse nation.
