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NOTES FROM ACADEME
Jakarta, Indonesia
Friends and family stream into Maria Ulfah's living room to mark the death of her mother-in-law a year ago. The men, in collarless white shirts and black, fez-like hats, sit cross-legged on carpets. The women, in floating two-piece dresses and matching headscarves pinned with delicate silver brooches, sit opposite them.
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In Islam, a Vocal Exercise of Faith
By ANDREA USEEMJakarta, Indonesia
Friends and family stream into Maria Ulfah's living room to mark the death of her mother-in-law a year ago. The men, in collarless white shirts and black, fez-like hats, sit cross-legged on carpets. The women, in floating two-piece dresses and matching headscarves pinned with delicate silver brooches, sit opposite them.
After...
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