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...lessons of the school resonate in other ways. Annisa Luthpia, a 10-year-old pupil, giggles in confusion when asked what religion Obama is. She doesn't know - and doesn't care. Says the Muslim girl of the Christian American President: "He seems like a very nice man." Obama's challenge is to persuade Asians that he is more than just that...
Back in Jakarta, such geopolitical worries are far from the minds of children at the Menteng elementary school where Obama studied. Annisa Luthpia, 10, practicing a xylophone tune she hopes to perform for the U.S. President, giggles when asked what religion Obama is. She doesn't know--and doesn't care. Says the Muslim girl Annisa of the Christian American President: "He seems like a very nice man." Obama's challenge is to persuade Asians that he's more than just that...
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