THE one-hour meeting was felt to be awkward. The topic was the suspension of the East Java PKB (National Awakening Party) board. “The suspension causes uncertainty. The branches are quiet,” said Churriyah Imron Hamzah, one of the meeting’s participants

The meeting, held at the Jakarta Nahdlatul Ulama (NU—a mass Muslim organization) office on Tuesday last week, was hosted by NU Chairman Hasyim Muzadi. The guests were led by KH Azis Manshu