A FEW years ago there was a very popular drama series called Pernikahan Dini, or Early Marriage. But this television show has nothing to do with the case of Pujiono Cahyo Widianto, a 42-year-old owner and principal of a pesantren, or Islamic boarding school, to 12-year-old Lutfiana Ulfa.

This could serve as an inspiration for a new drama series, for all the fuss that it’s causing. Opposition came not only from religious figures and the commiss