Peace was finally brokered in through the Malino Declaration . Mediated by the Indonesian government, leaders from both Christian and Muslim communities sat down in Malino, South Sulawesi, to sign a ten-point peace agreement. This historic accord successfully reduced large-scale violence, though sporadic tensions and localized terrorism persisted for several years after. 🧠 Why We Must Remember

Helping the younger generation understand the dangers of identity politics.

In Poso, a city in Central Sulawesi, tensions had been building between the predominantly Muslim population and the Christian minority. The city had a history of inter-communal violence, and the economic crisis had only served to exacerbate existing tensions.

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