Love Before Religion
The dispute between Shiite and Sunni Muslims in Madura was fueled by a fight between two brothers over a woman. The late response from the police leads to the suspicion that they allowed the attacks to occur.
January 11, 2012
A number of men gathered under a mango tree, about 500 meters from the complex of the Misbahul Huda Islamic boarding school of Nangkernang, in the Karang Gayam village of Sampang, Madura. As the hour passed, greater numbers of them, armed and ready, began to crowd the boarding school run by Tajul Muluk. They came carrying sharp weapons. The armed crowd then proceeded to move toward the direction of the Shi'ite school complex, southeast from their
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