Two Years for the Teacher
A court sentenced Yusman Roy to two years in prison for advocating bilingual shalat (obligatory prayers), but the judge said the case was not a religious affront.
September 6, 2005
YUSMAN Roys face looked stern after the presiding judge of the Malang District Court rapped his gavel. Religious verses and recitations to praise God were chanted incessantly as students of the Itikaf Jemaah Ngaji Lelaku Islamic boarding school filled the courtroom. I accept the judges verdict, but I swear Im going to perform shalat in two languages, said the leader of Itikaf Jemaah Ngaji Lelaku from Kali
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