Dr. Alissa Wahid, Gusdurian Network Indonesia

As a secular country with the largest Muslim population in the world, Dr. Alissa Wahid works to honor the nation’s 1928 pledge that the country is united on grounds of religious diversity and freedom for all – a unique model among predominately Muslim countries that has inspired robust conversations worldwide.

Mrs. Alissa Wahid is a trained family psychologist, but is most recognized for her work in the social sector on multiculturalism, democracy and human rights and moderate Muslim movements in Indonesia. Her father, Abdurrahman Wahid, affectionately known as Gus Dur, was the fourth president of Indonesia from 1999-2001.

Gus Dur’s most enduring political legacy is a modern moderate Islam in Indonesia, one in which faith is deeply personal and not directed by the state. Mrs. Wahid is carrying on that legacy as the national director of the Gusdurian Network Indonesia (GNI). GNI hosts thousands of grassroots-level activists in more than 100 cities in Indonesia, working to promote interfaith dialogue and understanding, active citizenship, democracy and human rights.

Watch the interview on Hardwired's YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/Xk3SLcsZ4u0 

Chapters

• 0:00 Traditions of Freedom of Conscience in Indonesia
• 8:21 The Legacy of Transformation
• 19:04 Extremism, the Tipping Point
• 34:05 Blasphemy Laws in Indonesia
• 46:45 Movement of the Gusdurian Network Indonesia