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Jakarta, a Capital of Islamic Culture
Dofa Fasila | July 16, 2011

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TGIF
4:38pm Jul 20, 2011

Jakarta...Le centre Culturel Islamique" pour cette annee, Sacre Bleu...Too bad Mecca can't be moved or borrowed during this year's bestowed obligation here.

Furthermore some people also claim that Islam could be a race. Well for one thing the various forms of adopted Arabic attires, music, and conservative ideas may well sound and look Islamic...


Darwinista
10:20am Jul 19, 2011

Where does this leave Banda Aceh which advertises itself as the spiritual, islamic destination of Indonesia?

roosplace
9:16am Jul 19, 2011

Bring back Majapahit!

Valkyrie
6:07pm Jul 18, 2011

DD,

I agree!

I only decided to post when PB started that 'bule' remark.

And,... yes too, Moog, I also feel that PB is not a Muslim nor an Indonesian.

So guys... just put him on ice! The guy is just hopeless.


DrDez
4:16pm Jul 18, 2011

Sir I agree !!

As I have stated I think this is an op for Indo Muslims to display their nature.. ALl I have asked (because I dont know) is what is 'Islamic Culture'

Moog - possible.... Time to ignore perhaps -


Jakarta will launch a series of activities next week meant to transform the capital into an Islamic Cultural City, an official said on Friday.

Hermono, from the Foreign Ministry, said the six-month celebration would highlight Islamic culture with a series of events and activities around the city.

The celebration is centered on the theme “Discovering Jakarta’s Islamic Culture and Tradition.” The logo for the event and the schedule of activities are scheduled to be unveiled on Monday at the Taman Ismail Marzuki cultural center in Central Jakarta.

Monday’s ceremony will mark the official start of the six-month celebration.

The city plans to hold writing competitions using both Jakarta and Islam as themes. Additionally, arts and handicraft competitions are planned.

There will also be awards for artists deemed to have made an extraordinary contribution in promoting Islam in the city. Hermono said the prizes and awards would be worth about $2,000 in total.

“The awards will promote the development of traditions that carry Islamic values or teachings in Jakarta,” he said.

During the 2004 meeting of tourism ministers of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Jakarta was nominated as one of 31 capitals in Africa, Asia and the Middle East that would rotate as Islamic Cultural Cities.

The meeting agreed that three cities — one from each region — would serve as cultural cities each year. And this year, it’s Jakarta’s turn.

Tatang Sumantri, who heads the city’s tourism destination management department, said the city’s new title would help it establish closer ties with fellow OIC cities.

He said that during Monday’s launch of the logo, Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo would receive a plaque from the OIC’s Directorate General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in recognition of the city’s participation.

“There will be performances of Islamic arts and culture in the form of music, dance, poetry readings, fashion shows and sand painting that will describe the Islamic journey of Jakarta,” Tatang said of the planned schedule for the six-month event.

He said the activities would increase during the fasting month of Ramadan, which is expected to begin on Aug. 1.

During Ramadan, Indonesia, with the world’s largest Muslim population, places a greater focus on religion. The country’s media, especially television, feature numerous religious programs and discussions.