Global Peace Foundation or Muasasah Risalah as-Salam is exploring the opening of a headquarters in Indonesia. The plan was discussed when the GPF delegation met with Minister of Religion Nasaruddin Umar at the Ministry of Religion Office, Jakarta, Saturday, May 2.
The meeting also discussed cooperation to strengthen moderate Islamic literacy and educational technology. Menag wants future collaboration not to stop at classical studies, but to start entering new technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI).
"In the future, we want to develop the study of kauniyah verses by involving Muslim scientists around the world and utilizing AI technology. We want Indonesia to be a place where the tradition of Islamic scholarship meets future innovation," said Nasaruddin.
The head of the GPF delegation, Ustadz Majidi Tontowi, said Indonesia was the 47th country to be explored as a strategic partner. He assessed the pattern of religious diversity in Indonesia in line with the GPF's mission to advocate for global peace.
"We see a harmony between the values we are fighting for and the character of the Indonesian people. Islam here grows with the approach of love and tolerance," he said.
Majidi said the GPF wants to make Indonesia an important partner to remove negative stigmas against religion and show Islam as a path of peace.
Nasaruddin welcomed the GPF's plan to establish an institution in Indonesia. He hopes that the presence of the organization will strengthen the relationship between Indonesian ulama and intellectual networks in the Middle East, America, and Europe.
"This meeting is a very positive first step. We appreciate the presence of academic figures from Cairo University and Mansurah University in this delegation," said the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
According to Nasaruddin, Indonesia's intellectual relationship with Egypt has been long and strong. Therefore, new cooperation needs to be directed at a more open study of the development of science and technology.
In the meeting, a number of academics were present, including Dr. Abdul Rady Radwan, Dean of Darul Ulum University of Cairo, and Dr. Ridha Abdi Salam, former Governor of Syarqiyah and a legal academic. They also gave their views on the importance of peace treatises in higher education.
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