VP to open ICMI congress

PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Vice President Hamzah Haz is scheduled to open on Friday a national meeting and a conference on sharia economy to be held by the Association of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals (ICMI) here.

Hamzah was expected to attend the event along with several cabinet ministers, an organizing committee member told Antara on Wednesday.

All representatives of ICMI provincial chapters throughout the country and several branches overseas will participate in the meeting.

Among the ministers to attend the meeting are Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Yusuf Kalla, Minister of National Education Malik Fajar and Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agil Al Munawar. -- Antara