Early Education for Independence

Their dress stylein veils and robes from an early agemakes it difficult for An-Nadzir children to enter general schools. The religious council has its own system of education aimed at making children independent as they reach adulthood.

September 7, 2011

FIVE boys who were chasing each other cheerfully came to an abrupt halt and then gazed intently at Tempo passing near the field where they had been playing. The field was part of the An-Nadzir council's village area in Gowa regency, South Sulawesi. The children's very typical appearance drew attention. Their hair was left long in the color range of blond to reddish. Their clothes took the form of robes, with turbans round their heads. When Tempo ap

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