The Christian Science Monitor, July 17th, 2000
As the conflict between Christians and Muslims continues in Indonesia's Maluku Islands, there are signs that sectarian divisions are sharpening in the nation as a whole.
Hilal Thalib, for example, echoes the sentiments of many fellow Muslims who feel they are victims of religious and economic persecution - in a country where Muslims make up 90 percent of the population.
A lawyer-turned-businessman, Mr. Thalib has joined a radical Muslim movement.
That Thalib and millions like him feel they are second-class citizens helps explain a recent and disturbing rise in radical Islamic politics her...
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