The Darul Amal Islamic Boarding School for Girls in Kampung Buni, Buni Bakti village, Babelan, Bekasi, appeared deserted on Thursday last week. This is where Omarkhayam Romato Maute, leader of the Maute group in Lanao del Sur Province, the Philippines, stayed for two years, starting in 2009.

Omar, short for Omarkhayam, married Minhati Madrais, daughter of KH Madrais Hajar, the leader of that boarding school. The two met during their studies at A