The head of Indonesia’s largest Islamic organization has rejected calls from within the organization to step down, for inviting an American scholar known for his staunch support of Israel to an internal event earlier this year.
Reuters reported yesterday that Yahya Cholil Staquf, the chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), had been given three days to offer his resignation or be removed from his post. The report was based on minutes from a meeting of senior NU clerics on November 20.
NU, which is often described as the world’s largest Islamic organization, cited the chairman’s invitation to a person “affiliated with an International Zionism network” for an internal event and alleged financial mismanagement as reasons for why he should step down, according to Reuters.
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