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        "msgid": "nurturing-diversity-interfaith-leaders-host-joint-iftar-at-lippo-karawaci-mosque-1773892294",
        "date": "2026-03-19 09:54:00",
        "title": "Nurturing Diversity: Interfaith Leaders Host Joint Iftar at Lippo Karawaci Mosque",
        "author": "Basuki Eka Purnama",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Interfaith leaders and community figures gathered for a joint iftar at Lippo Karawaci Mosque in Tangerang, promoting religious harmony and social cohesion during Ramadan. The event, part of Lippo Karawaci's \"PASTI\" programme, was attended by around 300 participants including local officials, Islamic scholars, Protestant pastors, Catholic priests, and Buddhist representatives, emphasising the importance of tolerance in creating a peaceful community environment. Support from the Tangerang Deputy Regent and calls for annual interfaith initiatives underscore the event's role in fostering solidarity and providing aid to various places of worship and local residents.",
        "content": "<p>The momentum of Ramadan 1447 Hijriah serves as a means to strengthen\nsocial harmony in the Lippo Karawaci area. This is reflected in the\njoint iftar event that brought together community leaders and interfaith\nfigures at Lippo Karawaci Mosque, Bencongan Indah Village, Tangerang\nRegency, on Tuesday (17\/3). The event, titled Nurturing Diversity in the\nSurrounding Lippo Karawaci Area, was attended by around 300\nparticipants. In addition to local officials and Islamic religious\nleaders, representatives of clergy from various faiths were present,\nranging from pastors of the Western Protestant Church, priests of\nSt.\u00a0Helena Church in Binong, to representatives of Vajra Bumi Nusantara\nclergy. Director of External Affairs at Lippo Karawaci, Danang\nKamalajati, explained that this agenda is part of the TMD Lippoland\n\u201cPASTI\u201d programme. The programme is designed to build community\nresilience through strengthening interfaith harmony. \u201cThis programme\naligns with government efforts to promote interfaith harmony as the\nfoundation of a peaceful social life,\u201d Danang stated in his remarks.\nAccording to him, a conducive environment can only be created if there\nare harmonious relations among religious adherents. Similar appreciation\ncame from the Deputy Regent of Tangerang, Intan Nurul Hikmah. She\nassessed that Lippo Karawaci has successfully become an example of a\nresidential and business environment that upholds tolerance in its\nregion. \u201cThe values of equality and togetherness are reflected in the\ninvolvement of various interfaith leaders in this event,\u201d Intan said.\nThis spirit of tolerance is hoped not to stop at mere ceremonial\nactivities. Chairman of the MUI Curug Subdistrict, KH Ahmad Fadil,\nproposed that similar events be held routinely every year on a rotating\nbasis among religious communities as a concrete form of social\nsolidarity. Support for creating regional conduciveness was also\nemphasised by the Advisory Board of Lippo Karawaci Mosque and Deputy\nChairman of Commission I of the Banten DPRD, Muhammad Faizal. He\nstressed the importance of the government\u2019s role in facilitating harmony\nin the midst of society. \u201cThe most important thing is how the community\nand business actors can live side by side peacefully, upholding\ntolerance, and creating tranquillity in worship,\u201d Faizal asserted. As a\nclosing, the organisers provided operational and maintenance support\nassistance for various places of worship, from mosques, churches, to\nviharas. In addition, food aid packages and sarongs were handed over to\nreligious leaders and the local community. Through this synergy, the\nspirit of Ramadan is expected to further strengthen the values of\ntogetherness and peace amid the diversity of the Tangerang community,\nespecially in the Lippo Karawaci area.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/nurturing-diversity-interfaith-leaders-host-joint-iftar-at-lippo-karawaci-mosque-1773892294",
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