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Indonesia, Oman to showcase religious tolerance through art
Oman and Indonesia are set to hold an international exhibition in Jakarta from Nov. 14 to 18 to depict how Islam is practiced in daily life in a modern Arab society.
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Children are accompanied as they walk inside Dhanagun Temple in Bogor, West Java, on Tuesday to attend an interreligious event held by the temple’s management to promote tolerance. (JP/P. J. Leo )
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head of the International Day for Tolerance on Nov. 16, Oman and Indonesia are set to hold an international exhibition in Jakarta to promote religious tolerance, mutual understanding and coexistence.
The exhibition, to be held from Nov. 14 to 18 at the National Library, will depict how Islam is practiced in daily life in a modern Arab society of Oman and how harmonious interfaith relationships are nurtured.
During the five-day exhibition, 24 panels of text and graphics about religious practices in modern Arab society will be shown. The exhibition will also feature artifacts and artwork.
Accompanying the exhibition is a screening of a short documentary film titled Religious Tolerance in Oman by German filmmaker Wolfgang Ettlich – commissioned by Oman’s Endowments and Religious Affairs Ministry – and a sand art show and nasheed vocal music performance by Omani artists.
Mohamed Al Mamari, a consul at the Omani Endowment and Religious Affairs Ministry, said the event, which will be the first of its kind in Indonesia, aimed to promote tolerance and peace all over the world. He added that it would be a starting point for other collaborations with Indonesia.
“I hope that this [exhibition] can be beneficial to the people of Indonesia,” Al Mamari, who is also the member of exhibition committee, told a press conference in Jakarta on Tuesday, adding that promoting peace and religious tolerance was important since Islamic teachings were often misunderstood.
The upcoming exhibition in Jakarta is also a collaboration with the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers and Baraza, a German-based NGO advocating for international mutual understanding and tolerance.
