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Islam, Democracy and Human Rights in Contemporary Indonesia99Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals), although he did notparticipate directly. Nevertheless, Muslim pioneers, such as M.Imaduddin Abdulrahim, M. Amien Rais. A.M. Luthfie, HusseinUmar and the others consulted Natsir in the creation of ICMI.Anwar Harjono, who replaced Natsir in the Council of Dakwah,built a closer relationship with the government. Were Natsirstill alive, he would have been more flexible in looking at thechanging policies of the Soeharto government, which is regardedby many observers as more appreciative towards Islam thanthe governments of previous eras.[]
