Islamic education should include job skills: Kalla
Pesantren graduates should have both religious knowledge and an understanding of how to make a living, says the former vice president and head of the Indonesian Red Cross.
By Okky Feliantiar for Khabar Southeast Asia in Yogyakarta
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