Habibie to dedicate mosque

Habibie to dedicate mosque

MALANG, East Java: President B.J. Habibie is scheduled on
Wednesday to dedicate A.R. Fachrudin Mosque, said to be Southeast
Asia's "grandest" mosque. The mosque is located on the grounds of
Muhammadiyah University.

University spokesman Herman Yulianto was quoted by Antara as
saying on Monday that Habibie, accompanied by his wife Ainun
Hasri, would deliver a speech in the mosque hall on the
empowerment of women.

Prior to dedicating the mosque in Malang, Habibie will meet
with Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Australian Foreign
Affairs Minister Alexander Downer in Bali's Hilton Hotel to
discuss East Timor.

After dedicating the mosque, the President will visit Gontor
Islamic boarding school before returning to Jakarta.

The five-story mosque was built at a cost of Rp 7 billion
(US$777,777) on 14,692-square-meters of land.