Minister of Law and Human Rights: Religious Freedom in Indonesia is Still Facing Many Challenges
Minister of Law and Human Rights of the Republic Indonesia, Prof. Dr. Yasonna H Laoly (top left), Leimena Institute’s Executive Director (top right), Professor of Human Rights and Gender at Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University, Prof. Dr. Siti Ruhaini Dzuhayatin...
Reflecting on Johannes Leimena’s Leadership and Being Indonesian
IL News 001/2022Jakarta, January 28, 2022 – The Executive Director of Leimena Institute, Matius Ho, became one of the speakers in Salemba Discussion Forum 69 tittled “Reflecting on Johannes Leimena’s Leadership and Being Indonesian”, on December 11, 2021. Salemba...
Indonesia Is Not a Halfway House
IL News 015/2021 “Seminary students are future leaders in not only the church but also the community. Therefore, they need knowledge and skills in leading the congregation to create goodness for the nations together.” Jakarta, January 11, 2022 - Institut...
Hajj Pilgrimage, The Largest Pilgrimage in the World that Embraces Human Differences.
Speakers "The Road to Mecca" webinar: Professor of Philosophy at the State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga Amin Abdullah, Executive Director Leimena Institute Matius Ho, and Director Bridge Project Linnea Gabriella Spransy. IL News 014/2021 Jakarta, 23...
The Grand Imam of the Istiqlal Mosque Invites Madrasah Teachers to Spread the Tolerant Islam
IL News 013/2021 “I want madrasah teachers to be the examples for other teachers. What we can do is declaring to our students that the Quran has tolerated differences from the beginning,” Prof. Dr. Nasaruddin Umar Jakarta, November 26, 2021 – The Grand Imam of...
4 Indonesian National Figures Categorically Reject to be Linked to an Intergroup-Conflict Provoking Publication by Foreign NGOs, LibForAll & Bayt ar-Rahmah
IL News 012/2021 Introductory: The Leimena Institute confirms and supports the statement of four Indonesian national figures—Prof. Dr. Ahmad Syafii Maarif (Member of Steering Committee of the Indonesia’s Pancasila Ideology Development Agency), Prof. Dr. Abdul...
Tolerance and Diversity are Built through Efforts and Modesty
IL News 011/2021 "The character of tolerance, peace, and diversity is not free, yet it has to be cultivated and requires modesty.” The Rector of Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta, Prof. Dr. Al Makin. Jakarta, November 16, 2021 – Universitas...
Capacity Building for Madrasah and Pesantren Teachers “You, The Other, and What You Do Together”
(Some participants of the international program to increase cross-cultural religious literacy) IL News 010/2021 To strengthen the existence and peaceful collaboration among religious communities, we require planned and constructive steps. One of the effective...
International Webinar by UMI and Institut Leimena for Religious Moderation Reinforcement
Caption: The Executive Director of Institut Leimena, Matthew Ho, and the Rector of Universitas Muslim Indonesia (UMI), Prof. Dr. Basri Modding, delivering a speech at the International Webinar in Commemoration the Youth Pledge Day, Thursday (28/10/2021). IL News...
Leimena Institute Encouraged UKRIM Students: Have 5 Characters of Christian Leadership!
IL News 008/2021 Immanuel Christian University (Universitas Kristen Immanuel, UKRIM), 27 Juli 2021 “Christians have a paradoxical position. They are citizen of their country in this world and they are citizen of the kingdom of Christ as well. They have double...
International Webinar “Madrasah’s Contribution in Religious Harmony”
IL News 007/2021 Saturday, 28 August 2021 The religion-based intolerance, persecution, and hate speech in Indonesia is quite worrying that serious attention is needed. This global challenge needs solution such as cross-cultural religious literacy competency to achieve...
710 Enthusiastic Attendees on Webinar “Religious Media Roles in Actualizing Diversity Harmony”
Photo: Idy Muzayyad, KH Marsyudi Suhud, Matius Ho, Budi H. Setiamarga, KH Masduki Baidlowi, Rev. Henriette T. Hutabarat-Lebang, Js. Kristan, Prof. Abdul Mu’ti, Paulus Florianus, Jessica Tanoesoedibjo, dan Yosep Adi Prasetyo.IL News 006/2021 July 14th, 2021 Information...
Thousands Participants from 14 Countries Enthusiastically Attending Cross-Cultural Religious Literacy International Webinar
Photo: Budi Setiamarga (Moderator), Dr. Alwi Shihab, Dr. Chris Seiple, and Dr. Minhas Majeed KhanIL News 005/2021 Webinar on Cross-Cultural Religious Literacy Wednesday, May 5th, 2021 The Nahdlatul Ulama University of Indonesia (UNUSIA) and the Leimena Institute...
Is Alles Goed, What Else Is Needed?
IL News 004/2021 On March 4th, 2021, Matius Ho, Executive Director of the Leimena Institute, spoke on a panel discussion organized by Indonesian Christian Student Movement (GMKI), themed "Understanding Johannes Leimena Thinking Movement".Dr. Johannes...
Building Religious Moderation, Building World Civilization
IL News 003/2021Medan, 19 February 2021 Prof. Alwi Shihab, Senior Fellow of the Leimena Institute, was one the speakers at Religious Moderation Seminar and Book Launching titled "Building Religious Moderation, Building World Civilization" on February 19th,...
2020 Imam Muhammad Abduh International Prize
IL News 002/2021 Cairo Center for Strategic Studies (CCSS) announced that Prof. Dr. Alwi Shihab - Senior Fellow of the Leimena Institute, Indonesian President's Special Envoy to the Middle East and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OKI)...
Honor the Meeting Points, Respect the Differences
IL News 001/2021 Webinar on Abrahamic Faith Education Monday, January 18th, 2021Can education play a role in building relationship within Abrahamic Family? If yes, what kind of education that honor meeting points and respect the differences in this...
Interfaith Dialogue between Abrahamic Religions
IL News 033/2020 November 24th, 2020 Interfaith dialogue between Abrahamic religions, in this case Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, could serve as a model to learn how to acknowledge and respect our commonalities and differences, despite a long history...
Webinar “Teachers’ Dedication Protecting the Nation” Directorate GTK Madrasah, Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs
IL News 032/2020 “Teachers are figures who hold students’ hands, open minds, touch hearts, and shape their future, even they are not blood-related”, said Indonesian Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs on the commemoration of Teachers Day, 25th November...
Responsible Citizenship in Religious Society
IL News 031/2020 “Christians are part of Indonesian, part of plural society, hence need to be involved”, said Matius Ho, MS, Executive Director of the Leimena Institute, to webinar participants held by Yayasan Lembaga Sabda, a Christian non-profit...
What Happens in United Arab Emirates?
IL News 030/2020 International Webinar hosted byIndonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs and the Leimena Institute Tuesday, November 24th 2020 Do you know there are mosque, church, and synagogue in the same complex, located in the capital's heart of a...