The internationally read British economic daily Financial Times carried an interview with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in its 4 February, 2005 edition, which referred to Harun Yahya’s book Only Love Can Defeat Terrorism:
FT: What are you reading at the moment?
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono: Two books. The first is written by Harun Yahya, a Turkish man. The title is Only Love Can Defeat Terrorism. Of course Indonesia is in the front line of the fight against terrorism. We have to improve our effectiveness in preventing, deterring and combating terrorism. We have to improve our capacity, we have to improve co-operation with other countries. ...