In Memory of Hoesin Bafagih and His Play Fatimah

The above play, set in East Java in the 1930s, tells a story of Mochtar, a man of Arab descent who teaches at an Arab school.

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June 20, 2018

Mochtar, the teacher, brandishes his bamboo stick to signal them (his students) to sing Hadhramaut Jaa Biladi.

Students: (Singing the lullaby loudly) "Hadhramaut Jaa Biladi..."

Mansoer: Brother Mochtar, I want to ask why the song they just sang says "Hadhra-maut my country" when all the students were born in this country? Is Hadhramaut their homeland?

Mochtar: (Smiling, and speaking with an amused chuckle.) It's not that I'm unaware, brother! But as

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