New Habibs on the Block

September 15, 2010

THE increasingly frequent appearances on our television screens of habibs, or religious leaders of Middle Eastern descent who can trace their roots back to the Prophet Mohammad, should be seen as nothing more than a social dynamic. Obviously, public respect for these habibs has been on the rise, together with a resurgent interest in religion. In a Muslim country like Indonesia, it is not difficult for the habibs to win the hearts of the people, t

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