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Purwakarta w Java (ANTARA News) - Tens of students in Purwakarta district, West Java, took to the streets on Tuesday to reject US President Barack Obama`s visit to Indonesia later this month.

"Obama is the leader of a country with a predisposition for colonizing other nations. That`s why we are opposed to his visit to Indonesia," Supriadi, one of the demonstrators, said.

The US was one of the countries oppressing a number of Muslim countries, such as Iraq. Therefore, Obama did not deserve a warm welcome during his stay in Indonesia, he said.

"The US leader is the real terrorist so we must reject his visit," he said.

Obama is scheduled to arrive here on March 23 for a three-day visit.

Leaders of Indonesia`s Muslim organizations said the day before Muslims across the country should not reject the US president`s visit.

"It (the rejection) is not only against Islamic values but also against international diplomacy ethics," the chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), KH Hasyim Muzadi, said.
No Islamic teaching allowed its adherents to reject a guest, Muzadi said.

Din Sjamsuddin, the chief of Muhammadiyah organization, meanwhile said Obama`s visit to Indonesia was positive because he wanted to build better relations with Islam.

"We can hold a dialogue during the visit. I believe with a dialogue he could develop better relationship especially with the Islamic world," Din Sjamsuddin said.

"According to Islamic teachings, welcoming a guest is a good deed. Therefore Obama`s arrival must be welcome and accepted like other presidents of other countries," he said.(*)
 

Editor: Ruslan Burhani
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