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Just days before the latest catastrophic tsunami hit the West coast of Indonesia, an important conference was held in the heart of country's capital, Jakarta, on Oct. 19-22.
In the poverty stricken country that hosts one of the world's largest Muslim populations, the International Fethullah Gülen Conference opened its doors to scholars from around the world, and in particular from Southeast Asia, South Asia and Australasia, to discuss a most timely topic of "The Significance of Education for the Future: The Gülen Model of Education."
There were speakers from 14 different countries, including renowned academics from Australia, Russia, South Korea, Japan, Bangladesh, India, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Turkey, Taiwan, Thailand and Senegal, as well as esteemed local speakers from Indonesia itself.
The conference was organized by the Fethullah Gülen Chair at the UIN Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University in Jakarta. The co-sponsors included the State Islamic University of Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta and University of Indonesia in Jakarta.