In Central Java town, Sunni and Shia live in harmony

Friendship and tolerance characterise Sunni-Shia relations in a port region proud of its history of tolerance.

By Yenny Herawati for Khabar Southeast Asia in Jepara, Central Java

November 28, 2012

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