K.H. Ahmad Idris Marzuki, Manager of Lirboyo Pesantren: We dont dare support Gus Dur

November 18, 2003

THE private room of Kiai Idris Marzuki looks bright. It has no furniture, just a carpet to cover the hard floor and two pillows used by the kiai to rest after he finishes teaching. Here and there are piles of books in Arabic. For a religious leader, Ramadan is an exceptionally busy time. From dawn to late at night, his time is spent teaching his santri (students). For a whole month, Kiai Idris, who was born in Kediri, East Java on August 1940, st

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