Shaykh Kabbani and Dr. Hedieh Mirahmadi meet with Mr. Hasan Wiradjuda, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia.

Mr. Hasyim Muzadi, General Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama which organized the event, gives the opening speech.

~ See Newspaper Coverage: JAKARTA POST ~

See reportage on Shaykh Kabbani's talk at Nahdlatul Ulama website[Economics; Behasu Indonesia]

Thousands of international guests, scholars, dignitaries and policy makers gather for the first            "International Conference of Islamic Scholars"

Naqshbandi Shaykhs from Russia are among the scholars invited to participate in the Conference, which sought to promote progress through the teachings of traditional Islam based on love, tolerance, and progressive thought and action that had led the Muslim Nation to splendor and greatness in the past.

President of Indonesia, Mrs. Megawati opens the conference with a speech and official sounding of the gong.

Shaykh Kabbani speaks with the Egyptian Ambassador, Shaykh Omar Bastawisi the representative of Shaykh Sayyid Tantawi of Egypt, and Habib Lutfi the Chairman of all Sufi orders in Indonesia, regarding issues of Islamic moderation and progress in the modern world.

Shaykh Kabbani with, from left to right, representative of Nahdlatul Ulama to the United Nations, Shaykh Mustafa, representative of the Islamic Supreme Council in Indonesia, Shaykh Habib Lutfi, and the General Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama.

The press sought the Shaykh's opinions on many contemporary issues.

Nojan Mirahmadi, ISCA delegation member, takes a short
break from the conference meetings.