THREE years ago, he ran for vice president. Today, he is aiming for a more noble cause: to defuse the Shia-Sunni conflict and the Hamas-Fatah discord. At the very least, he is out to open doors that could lead to dialogs and revive channels of communication.

The man with a mission is KH Hasyim Muzadi, Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia’s largest Islamic organization. He recently flew to the Middle East, spoke with religious leaders of the