Indonesia's Magic Man.(Abdurrahman Wahid)(Brief Article)

From: Newsweek | Date: November 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Meeting Abdurrahman Wahid at his modest South Jakarta house is like visiting a respected village elder. You always find a line of people waiting to see him: slick-suited businessmen, social activists, poor East Javanese farmers all come to unload their troubles and receive his blessing. They sit or stand on the front porch, the nearly blind and stroke-hobbled Muslim scholar they know as Gus Dur (meaning "older brother") visible inside through a wide-open door. Usually, he's sitting on a lumpy couch, dressed in loose-fitting clothes, talking to his guests over a cup of tea. As the ...

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