The Eccentric Kiai

Several NU kiai have eccentric habits, if not downright strange.

November 18, 2003

K.H. Moeslim Imam Rifai Puro, 79, suddenly became angry. His breath came in short bursts and his voice turned to a high pitch. He stared intensely at TEMPO, last Monday. No need to interview. My concern is the unitary state of Indonesia. Where it will be in the future. It is a world and hereafter commitment! said Mbah Lim, the head of the Pesantren Al Muttaqin Pancasila Sakti, Karanganom, Klaten, Central Java.

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