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...moment with a few lines from a famous love song, dropping low to an intimate whisper the next, and then suddenly soaring, cracking with emotion to a near shout. All the while, his free hand is waving, gesturing, pointing and then is clasped to his chest in rapture. Indonesia's favorite preacher breaks into a bawdy grin as he jokes about the challenges facing Muslim men with more than one wife. His eyes become grave and confiding as he talks about his own family. His face constricts with emotion for his finale, as he beseeches Allah to bring together Indonesia...
...personal touch and natty dress?he favors blazers, turtlenecks and gold-embroidered dress shirts, as well as the more usual flowing robes?has transformed him into a household name in Indonesia. He owns 15 publishing, broadcasting and other media ventures that help spread his message, and operations are booming. His secretaries sift through some 1,200 invitations to speak every month. Although he first appeared on national television only two years ago, Aa Gym says he is now able to charge up to $100,000 an hour for broadcasts during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which starts...
...doesn't confine his homilies to self-improvement. Increasingly, as the country lurches from one disaster to the next, he is focusing on the bigger picture, linking personal morality to the future of much-troubled Indonesia itself. "We will only advance if we follow our conscience," he likes to say. "No party or group will ever unify Indonesia. That must come from within us, our conscience...
...Indonesia: Abdullah Gymnastiar...
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