Do not go overboard and get trapped into a situation that can be use by elements bent on painting an image of Indonesia’s Islam as an intolerant, rigid and anarchic society.

We invite our Christian brothers and sisters to say prayers on Christmas Eve and to celebrate Christmas in our schools and other buildings.

We criticize the approach carried out by the UK to support the U.S. in combating terrorism through unilateral approach, ignoring the role of the multilateral organization, the United Nations.

There may be fire in your heart but your head must be cool. Don’t overreact.

I appealed to the British prime minister to change his paradigm and approach in dealing with the Muslim world.

We ask not only Britain but also the United States to withdraw immediately their troops from Iraq. Because the sending of the troops was a unilateral action and ignoring the role of the United Nations.

The meeting went smoothly and there was a strong (push) to achieve peace from both sides…Both parties agreed to mutual forgiveness.

We ask for all the Muslims of the world to unite and gather all their forces to fight in the name of Allah in a jihad if an aggression by America and its allies occurs...

And now since he has resigned, we never invite him (to organization events).

We deplore all the media, including the Indonesian media, that expose (that cartoon).

Terrorism is our common enemy. If the Iraq war is a part of the war on terror, we cannot combat terrorism with terrorism.

It (the attack) was an un-Islamic act. No religion justifies violence as a means to resolve differences in faiths.

There has never been any discussion about his dismissal, although there were indeed many demands from our members to dismiss him. But we never talked about it.

I personally call on Muslims in Indonesia not to react excessively, let alone getting trapped into anarchy, because this is something which is very much against Islam.

I don’t believe them (the publishers) when they say there won’t be nude pictures in (the magazine). I think that’s just a strategy that will change later on. If they’re not going to publish nude...

The reaction has been sufficient…in getting the message across.

We are cooperating with each other and with the government in order to disseminate true Islam. We must control the false interpretations of jihad.