From Anger to Tolerance

Mohammad Zakaria is an angry man. The headmaster of al-Islam pesantren in Tenggulun, on the island of Javagaunt, bearded and with deep-set black eyes blazingis warning visitors to his Islamic boarding school that it is fortunate they come in peace. If not, he says, non-Muslims "would be lucky to get out alive." Asked about terrorist attacks by Muslims, Zakaria grows more agitated, raising his voice. "The unbelievers accuse us Muslims of being terrorists because they don't have the guts just to say they are waging war against Islam." Of those convicted for their parts in the 2002 bombings in Bali that...