September 26, 2002
25 Pesantren Heads Take Part in Training in the US
The US government has invited 25 heads of Pesantren (Islamic Boarding School) in Indonesia to take part in a training program financed by the US Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The program is intended to support the leaders to be effectives leader in their local environment.As participants in the program, the leaders will study the role of parents and society in education as well as the role of education in building an open US society. In addition, they will study religion, culture, government, democracy, tolerance, and the role of Islam in the US. The US government would also provide a grant for each of the participant to help develop the role of pesantrens in Indonesia.
Posted at September 26, 2002 09:16 PM | Indonesia
