Hi-tech Seat of Learning

A top-flight international pesantren (Islamic boarding school) with first-rate facilities. Each student has their own laptop, and they will master the Qur’an by heart after an intensive three-year course.

September 30, 2008

TAMARA Haramain sat listening solemnly to a white-shirted man speaking in front of the class. Other female students, all wearing headscarves, were also listening attentively. The man, Hanung Bramantyo, is a well-known film director who successfully brought the novel Ayat-ayat Cinta (Verses of Love) to the silver screen. He was explaining how to make a film using simple equipment. “You can make a film by simply using a handycam. You don’t have

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