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Tolerance, non-violence highlighted on Prophet's birthday

As the faithful gathered to mark Maulid Nabi, religious leaders emphasised the importance of correctly understanding Islamic teachings.

By Yenny Herawati for Khabar Southeast Asia in Madiun, East Java

February 01, 2013

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  February 1, 2013 @ 02:02:00PM
- Indonesian ordenarymuslim are simple and kind by nature. yet their religius leaders have been brain-washed by the hardliner wahhabi who are killing other muslim driven by histrorical hate.

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