Istiqlal Festival opened

Istiqlal Festival opened

JAKARTA (JP): Rector of the Bandung Institute of Technology
Wiranto Arismunandar opened the second provincial Istiqlal
Festival yesterday.

Underlining the importance of the event, which features a
series of seminars on Islamic subjects, Wiranto said that science
and technology could not be effectively implemented without
considering the cultural elements, Antara reported.

Among the speakers were Prof. Ayatrohaedi from the University
of Indonesia with his paper entitled Sundanese Islam and Islamic
Sunda, and Maulana Pakuningrat Sultan Sepuh XII of the Cirebon
Sultanate who discussed Islam and the Javanese tradition of
Cirebon. Director of Arts from the Directorate of Culture, of the
Ministry of Education and Culture, Saini KM, presented his
scientific speech on the development of Islam and the tradition
of West Java culture. (sim)