Indonesia Culture Showcased In Poland

The potential economic and cultural diversity of Indonesia Indonesian Days showcased at the event in Byalistok, northeastern Poland, and reported to the Embassy in Warsaw as attract the attention of visitors.
Embassy spokesman in Warsaw Any Muryani in a press release received by Antara here on Wednesday [17/03], said the exhibition culture of Indonesia is successfully confirmed the brotherhood of fellow Muslims in Indonesia and Poland, especially against Muslims of ethnic Tartars, based in Byalistok. Indonesian Days event is the theme chosen by the Union of Islamic Religion in Poland in terms of Islamic Culture Day.
Indonesian Days event filled with lectures, photo exhibitions Nusantara, Indonesia cooking demonstrations, musical performances and traditional culture.
On that occasion, the ambassador of Warsaw Hazairin Pohan deliver two presentations, namely about the potential economic and bilateral cooperation in the RI-Polish Business Club Byalistok on Friday (12 / 3), and on cultural diversity at the Islamic Culture Centre on Saturday (13 / 3).
Ambassador lectures on cultural diversity Indonesia also comes with an explanation of the situation of Muslims in Indonesia, is the beginning of the presentation of cultural gamelan music played by a team of the Warsaw Gamelan Group, interspersed with some sung by Maria Szysmanska (Gambyong and Yapong) and dance Bannerman Semirang by Martyna Cwiek.
"Though outwardly strong influence of Hindu and Buddhist culture in the traditional music of Indonesia, not much is known that the medium of traditional gamelan music and dance are also used by clerics to spread the religion of Islam, which has become the religion of the majority of the population since the 15th century," said Ambassador Pohan.
According to him, some gamelan instruments were actually created by the Sunan, so that gamelan music can be considered as part of Muslim culture in Indonesia.
In the presentation of cultural events on Saturday night, also attended and delivered remarks was the Mufti of Poland Tomasz Miskiewicz and Mayor Byalistok Truskolaski, in the presence of 100 invitations were the Muslims especially the descendants of Tartars in Byalistok.
Indonesia also had the opportunity to introduce the culture within the demo kulinari cooking fried rice and chicken satay are sung by the mothers of the Dharma Wanita Union Embassy in Warsaw.
In front of about 40 people from ethnic Tatar Muslims who settled in Bia'ystok and surrounding areas. Attractions cooking demonstrations take place at the Islamic Culture Centre yasng also covered by local TV from Biaystok.
Open insights
Mufti Tomasz Miskiewicz as chairman of the organizing activities of Indonesian Day in Bia'ystok expressed satisfaction over the implementation of the event so that more open horizons of Muslim communities in Poland about the country that does not just become Indonesia's largest Muslim country in the world but also a country rich with potential ekonomiya.
For that, Mufti hoped Indonesia would be able to participate in cultural festivals to be held Tartars in August 2010.
In a meeting with the Mayor and Governor Byalistok and Chairman of the local parliament Hazairin Pohan Ambassador was accompanied by Mufti Poland Tomasz Miskiewicz also discuss efforts to improve the region's economic cooperation within the framework of RI-Polish cooperation, particularly in the fields of agriculture and food industry.
In this context, Ambassador Mufti declared Pohan Poland next week will make a visit to Indonesia.
Mufti Poland Tomasz Miskiewic during the week will visit Indonesia, especially for the establishment of cooperation with the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), and has been scheduled for a meeting with the Minister of Religious Affairs Suryadharma Ali and Agriculture Department officials in particular for the exchange of information on the requirements of halal certificate for food products, and deliver lectures at the Islamic University (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta Ciputat.
Ambassador Pohan hoped the visit would further strengthen the brotherhood among the Muslims who make up the majority with a minority Muslim population of Indonesia descendants the Tartars in Poland