JAKARTA: Days after their Muslims-only school burnt down in religious clashes in 2000, Islamic leaders in Indonesia's once-idyllic Maluku islands vowed to rebuild it.
They reopened the school yesterday – but this time for children from all faiths in hopes it can be a catalyst for peace in a region where nearly 6,000 people were killed between 1999 and 2001.
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