His Excellency Kyai Haji Abdurrahman Wahid
Serves as LibForAll Foundation's
Patron and Senior Advisor

Popularly known as Gus Dur, H.E. Kyai Haji Abdurrahman Wahid was Indonesia’s first democratically-elected president and long-time head of the Nahdlatul Ulama, the world’s largest Muslim organization, with nearly 40 million members. He was also the recipient of the 2003 Friends of the United Nations Global Tolerance Award.

 

For over thirty years, Gus Dur has used his position to advocate religious tolerance, pluralism and democracy. On many occasions, he has sent members of his Muslim organization to defend Christian churches and congregations—with their lives, if necessary—from attack by radical Islamists.

 

 

These photographs show a crowd of over 10,000 Indonesian Christians praying for this powerful Muslim leader, who has dedicated his life to defending the right of everyone to worship God in his or her own way.

Click here to watch a video clip of this event.  (Flash video for broadband, 4.7 Mb.)

In addressing Muslim audiences, Gus Dur invariably reminds his listeners of their sacred duty to respect others' beliefs, and to avoid any form of discrimination or intolerance towards those who worship differently
from themselves.

 

LibForAll founder, Chairman & CEO Holland Taylor and co-founder/board member Kyai Haji Abdurrahman Wahid roaring with laughter, as they share a light moment in Wahid’s office. Together, they help define LibForAll's strategy.

Click here to read an interview with Kyai Haji Abdurrahman Wahid.

 

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