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August 06, 2011

Straits Times: Books and bombs in religious schools

by Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
The Straits Times

BOGOR (West Java): An hour's drive from Jakarta and deep inside a residential area, the sounds of a ball being kicked around can be heard from the Daarul Uluum Islamic school, where students learn Islamic history and law alongside English and physics.

Several two to three-storey classroom buildings surround a concrete pitch, where a group of boys can be seen playing a game of futsal after their lessons, which also include using the Internet.

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