Academic: Silver lining in decision to drop use of the word "kafir" by Indonesian clerics

Universitas Islam Indonesia lecturer and researcher Yuli Andriansyah (left) with his students who bagged the gold medal on Friday (May 3).

MELAKA: There is a silver lining in the Nahdlatul Ulama decision to drop the use of the word "kafir" to refer to non-Muslims, says Yogyakarta academician Yuli Andriansyah

"Closing the gap between Muslims and non-Muslims is definitely going to help my country's growth,"  said the lecturer and researcher from Universitas lslam Indonesia’s Islamic Economics Department.