The Jakarta Post:
Indonesia’s president has accepted a statesmanship award from a U.S. interfaith foundation that says it hopes to encourage him to promote freedom of worship and tolerance in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation.
President receives award from Rabbi
Human rights groups and Indonesian religious organizations were appalled by Thursday’s award, saying President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has done too little to suppress a rising tide of violence against minority faiths.
His people say he doesn’t deserve it
Rabbi Arthur Schneier with the Appeal of Conscience Foundation implicitly noted the controversy, saying, “You fully understand that the work is not complete. This is just a step in the right direction.”