Beyond the Third Phase

It took about three years for Malukus wounds to heal. But it was faster than expected.

November 18, 2003

A PHOTOJOURNALIST visited Ambon in mid-August. For several days, he took various pictures of reconciliation events in the city, on the eve of Ambons 428th anniversary on September 7, 2003. Tantyo Bangun, the photographer, was stunned by the overwhelming happiness he witnessed everywhere. On public roads, soccer pitches, in campuses and urban alleys, Muslims and Christians mingled together. Youthswithout questioning ethnic origins and religionswer

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