Scoring Points in the `Horseshoe'
Islamic political parties face a tough field in East Java, the traditional stronghold of the nationalist PKB.
March 30, 2004
KIAI Muhaimin Abdul Bari last Thursday spoke in an important meeting of kiai (Islamic clerics) in East Java's Sampang regency. Standing to speak, he delivered a fiery address at the office of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Sampang chapter. He spoke in detail about strategy for the party with nine stars as its symbol. And without question, he was talking about a plan to win the 2004 elections. Kiai Muhaimin is Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (
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