Abdurrahman Wahid.(People)(Brief Article)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: November 5, 2004 | Copyright information

Abdurrahman Wahid, president of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001, has condemned local Muslim militants for forcing the closure of St. Bernadette Catholic School in Cileduk, a town just west of Jakarta. Speaking before Nahdlatul Ulama, the ...

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