Center Hosts Visitors from Indonesia

The Center was privileged to host four visitors from Indonesia who were in the United States as part of the International Visitor Leadership Program of the U.S. State Department. Mr. Fajar Riza Ul HAQ, Executive Director, MAARIF Institute for Culture and Humanity; Mr. Al KHONIF, Director, Research Institute of Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Jember; Mr. Aulia KOSASIH, Chairman, Department of Law and Human Rights, National Board of Association of Islamic Studies; and Mr. Singgih NUGROHO, Program Coordinator, Percik Institute, Salatiga, had traveled to the United States to participate in a 21-day program designed to introduce participants to the nature and dynamics of multiculturalism in the United States. The role of education in instilling democratic principles, particularly in youth, is an important feature of the program. Center leaders Robert Smith, Gary Doxey, and David Kirkham hosted the distinguished guests at the Law School on 2 August 2011.