The Grief in Koja
April 21, 2010
ONE day, not too long ago, a wave of violence suddenly struck Koja, a bustling area in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta. Angry cries and sorrowful screams alike could be heard between the smoldering ruins of several cars, burnt by the mobs. Wrath raged on the streets, claiming three lives and injuring hundreds. That morning, last April 13, we stood witness as the Public Order Unit rushed to the burial site of Habib Hasan bin Muhammad al Haddad—whil
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