js (not verified) says:

The Indonesian term for school is not "madrasah"; it's "sekolah". And no, we don't speak Arabic in Indonesia.

So, no, Obama did not go to a "madrasah". He went to a private non-religious school. And there are many of those in Indonesia.

January 23, 2007 3:03 PM
 

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