After the success of “Voltaire and Islam” and “Goethe and Islam“, the last series from Salihara’s Ramadhan Lecture is held with the theme “Soekarno and Islam“.

Soekarno (1901 – 1970), a founder and proclaimer of Indonesia’s Independence, has his own views upon Islam. He tries to search for the “Islam’s spirit” and differentiates it with “reckless Islam“, unraveling the the teachings of Islam that is pro-development and strengthens the nation. What’s more important is that Soekarno tries to differentiate the relationship between Islam and a nation; he talks about secular experience di Turkey under the reign of Mustafa Kemal Attaturk, and the appearance of Wahabi from the Saudi Arabia Kingdom. He has strong views about the freedom of practicing religion, from the issue of Ahmadiyah to the prohibition of coercion in the name of religion.

Speaker: Goenawan Mohamad
Komunitas Salihara

Jl. Salihara 16, Pasar Minggu,
Jakarta Selatan 12520
Saturday, 4 September 2010 @ 7:00 pm.

For more information, www.salihara.org.

A feast for iftar would be served before the lecture.