AT a wedding party in Jombang, East Java, a modestly dressed girl stood behind a screen. She was Solehah, the teenage daughter of Kiai Haji Bisri Syansuri, founder of the Denanyar Pesantren (Islamic boarding school) in Jombang.

Solehah's modesty caught the attention of Abdul Wahid Hasyim, a handsome youth. He watched while Solehah deftly carried a large water jar close to her waist, as she helped women with the dish-washing in the kitchen.

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