Persecution

The leader of the Shia community in Sampang, Madura, has been charged with blasphemy. But it was his pesantren that was burned by the mob.

April 4, 2012

An old saying goes, "after you fall, the steps will land on you." This seems to be a good way to describe what happened to Ustad Tajul Muluk, leader of the Shia group in Sampang, Madura. The ustad 'fell' on December 29 last year when his pesantren or Islamic boarding school, was burned down by a mob and its seven leaders and their families were expelled. Rather than get up again, the ustad was then struck by the 'steps' when he was charged with the cr

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