THE SURYANAS

{White Horses 30}

DEDE SURYANA

I’m from Cimaja, a small fishing village in West Java that’s about four hours from the capital of Jakarta. I come from a big family–four brothers and two sisters. We’re all still close and live near each other, right where we grew up. As a Muslim I believe in Allah and Mohammad as a messenger. The Koran guides us in leading the right life and teaches the importance of family. We believe there is another life after this. Many people nowadays seem to think Muslims are terrorists, but if you know Islam it is actually about peace and brotherhood. There is a lot of conflict in other religions too, where people do bad things, but they aren’t called terrorists. I think this has a lot to do with politics in…

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White Horses (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue # 30 Spring 2019

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