Change and the Pesantren
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
LET us, this one time, speak of Islamic boarding schools known as pesantren, during this holy month of fasting. These Islamic educational organizations are often thought of as small empires churning out religion experts. In tiny simple rooms live hundreds, even thousands of students, or santri. They study Islamic law, interpretations of the Qur’an, the deeds of the Prophet Muhammad, grammar and logic using classic books known as the “yellow b
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