International Man of Mystery

Is Abu Bakar Ba’asyir involved in Al Qaeda? People who know this leader of the Islamic boarding school in Ngruki, Solo, Central Java, doubt it. It is true the man is a hard-line Muslim cleric. But his political activities have largely been limited to local issues. Even if they sometimes took on a global nature, it is because of his relationship with Hambali, an ustad (religious teacher) from Cianjur, West Java, whom he knew when he went i

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