Indonesians decry attack, call for acceptance of Shia minority

Top figures urge the government to eliminate the misperception that Shia is not a legitimate branch of Islam.

By Elisabeth Oktofani for Khabar Southeast Asia in Jakarta

September 01, 2012

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