THOUSANDS of women in headscarves were in mourning at Bone Sompe Mosque in the city of Poso, last Wednesday night. Prayers mixed with heavy wailing accompanied the funeral procession, which had just exited the mosque. Ya, Allah, receive Madong at Your side, just like the other fighters, recited one woman, who led the other women in making the invocation.

Cries of Allahu Akbar were heard as the hearse left the mosque courtyard. With fists raised in