Word: dhani
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Rabbis are an uncommon sight in Indonesia, much less at a performance by the country's top rock star. Yet there they were, tapping along as Ahmad Dhani (also known as Dhani Dewa) sang his Warriors of Love at a recent conference in Bali on religious tolerance. Afterward, the rabbis-along with Islamic, Hindu and Catholic clerics-jostled for photos with the rock star...
...Dhani first has to win over his homeland, however. He grew up in Surabaya, listening to Queen and Japanese jazz-fusion outfit Casiopea. After notching up seven platinum albums in Indonesia with his own band, Dewa 19, he announced his intention to wean millions of his countrymen away from extremist Islamic views. "What happens depends on how we deal with the radicals and teach people about Islam," explains Dhani, who says he quit a religious school as a child because he was put off by its conservative Wahhabi teachings. "It's time to come together, even if we have...
...While international music fans have yet to take notice, the U.S. security establishment already has. Last October, Dhani spoke at a Defense Department-sponsored conference at NORAD in Colorado Springs, explaining to military and government officials why he rejected the path of his father, a former member of the hard-line body Dewan Dakwah Islamiyah Indonesia, as well as that of his grandfather, a member of the outlawed Darul Islam, which once fought for an Islamic state in the archipelago. In so doing, the rock star "has chosen to help us annihilate the crisis of misunderstanding of the Muslim world...
Selling bowties and launching Christian lifestyle magazines might be a step up for used car salesmen, but professional athletes? From Philadelphia Eagles leftback Dhani Jones’ budding bowtie company to former New England Patriots defensive back Je’rod Cherry’s vision for the world of magazine publishing, National Football League (NFL) players exercised their entrepreneurial smarts last week...
While some players are just testing out the waters, others such as Dhani Jones of the Philadelphia Eagles, have already entered the business world...