Indonesian mosque council chairman urges stronger Australia ties

Jusuf Kalla, the chairman of the Indonesian Council of Mosques (DMI) and former Vice President, has called for enhanced cooperation between Indonesian and Australian Muslim organizations. Kalla suggested that such collaboration could include training programs and the exchange of imams.

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The relationship between the community and organizations is something we commonly do, such as training, exchanging imams, and so on. That can be done.

During a meeting with the President of the National Imams Council of Australia, Syekh Shadi Al Suleiman, in Jakarta, Kalla highlighted the significant growth of Islam in Australia. He noted that the Muslim community there is increasingly diverse, comprising immigrants from various nations who are integrating into Australian society.

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The development of Islam in Australia is very large, due to the diversity of Islam from many countries that are immigrants in Australia.

Syekh Shadi Al Suleiman expressed his appreciation for the meeting and commended DMI's extensive work in managing mosques across Indonesia. He emphasized the importance of uniting mosque activities to achieve common goals, acknowledging the impressive network of 800,000 mosques in Indonesia.

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It is very important that we try to bring mosques together and unite their activities to achieve the same goals. Bringing together 800,000 mosques in Indonesia is something beautiful.