Chairperson of the Muhammadiyah Central Board, Din Syamsuddin was appointed as co-President, Religions for Peace Organization in the 9th World General Assembly of Religions for Peace (RfP) held in Wina, Austria in November 2013. RfP is an organization of eminent religious leaders in the world headquartered in New York. Din was elected as co-President representing the Muslims.

The assembly was held for three days on November 20-22, 2013 attended by 700 religious leaders and had the theme of Welcoming The Other: Common Actions for Common Well Being.
Din was the speaker on Welcoming the Other through Conflict Prevention and Transformation. In his speach, Din invited the world religious leaders to transform the conflict energy into an energy encompassing cooperation and unity. Further, he called all to emphasize the similarities rather than the differences among religions. “Religions, in spite of their fundamental theological differences, have a common take on humanity,” Din stated.

(news, courtesy of Muhammadiyah Central Board )
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Note from AMINEF: Din Syamsuddin completed both his Master’s and Ph.D. degrees at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) under the sponsorship of the Fulbright program. He is also Professor at Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University in Jakarta.