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“What is important is that the council realizes the situation is dangerous [...] pilgrims and Muslims must be vigilant and must prevent [the spread of the virus] in the regions,” said Indonesian Mosque Council chairman Jusuf Kalla, adding that government should specify the COVID-19 risk levels in different areas of the country to support the implementation of the fatwa.
Can Indonesia succeed in international peacebuilding, with a leadership and outreach role in the Israel-Palestinian peace process among a range of other Muslim-majority mediators such as Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates — all of which already have close governmental relations with Israel?
If people continue to expect Ma'ruf to play a greater role in the Jokowi administration after only being Jokowi's handmaid during the political campaigning, it is simply because his predecessor, Jusuf Kalla, set a high bar for the vice presidential position.
"I am the vice president. The President should be the one who stands out. If the vice president stands out, there will be 'twin suns'," Ma'ruf told reporters at the Vice Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta on Wednesday.
