A Change of Heart

The way some convicted terrorists understand the concept of jihad has changed in prison. Now they do not hate all Westerners.

November 13, 2007

M. RAIS fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan for almost two years. He lived at a camp in Kandahar, the southern region of the country, along with 300 or so other fighters in a militia. He returned to Indonesia on the night after the attack on the WTC in New York, USA, on September 11, 2001. “Upon returning from Afghanistan, my passion for jihad was still burning,” said the 33-year-old to Tempo, on Wednesday last week. “I hated every Weste

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