Sidogiri Pesantren
New Business for an Old School

The Sidogiri Pesantren runs a cooperative with 24 branches, earning annual revenues in millions of rupiah.

September 22, 2009

CLOTHESLINES are strewn everywhere, a tangled weave hanging from windows around the complex of the Sidogiri Islamic Boarding School, in Pasuruan, East Java, early last week. The dorms, housing over 10,000 students were almost empty. Only a few students could be seen studying. “It is quiet during the month of Ramadan,” said Shirojudin, a student from Gresik. “Everyone has gone back to their hometowns and will return after the Lebaran holiday

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