Ali Imron: The Matchmaker
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
Ali Imron, 30, was perhaps the favorite ustad (Islamic teacher) among the all-male santri (students) at the Al-Islam Islamic Boarding School in Tenggulun, Lamongan, East Java.
With a good sense of humor, Ustad Ali, as his santri called him, used to act as an effective matchmaker. That's at least the impression of Nasruddin, an Al-Islam student. If any male student was in love, according to Nasruddin, all he needed to do was to t
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