From Tebuireng for the Republic
Wahid Hasyim turned Pesantren Tebuireng into a more modern and open Islamic boarding school. He included science, opened a library and supplied it with various kinds of literature in Malay, English and Dutch. His idea was meant not only for educational promotion but also for democratization in the country.
April 20, 2011
HE passed away at a very young age, when the republic still needed him: 39.
In Cimindi, the area between Cimahi and Bandung, at rainy noon, a Chevrolet lost control. In the back seat were KH Abdul Wahid Hasyim and Argo Sutjipto, secretary of the central board of Nahdlatul Ulama. Sitting in front beside the driver was his beloved eldest son, Abdurrahman Wahid, 13. It was Saturday, April 18, 1953, when they were going to attend a program organized
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