Common Sense in Pati

The calm attitude of NU religious scholars is the opposite of PKB party officials in Jakarta.

July 15, 2003

AN all-too-infrequentbreezerelieved the summer heat along the corridor at the Pondok Pesantren (Islamic boarding school) Maslakhul Huda in Kajen Village, Pati, Central Java. Laughter was heard from the hallon the second floor.Inside a relaxed meeting of 25 kiais (religious teachers)and members of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) National Committee was taking place.However, despite the pleasant atmosphere, the meeting led by Kiai Haji Sahal Mahfudza high-

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