Learning to live together.

The article looks at a peace accord between Muslims and Christians in Indonesia as of September 2004. Ever since Muslim and Christian leaders signed a peace accord in the Sulawesi town of Malino in December 2001, refugees have been gradually trickling home. But just up the road, a few hundred Christian refugees live in hastily erected shacks in a dusty clearing. As everywhere in Indonesia, corruption is part of the problem: a local bureaucrat is currently on trial for embezzling funds intended for refugees. Security, too, remains a concern. Politics is a source of tension. A heated race between Christian and Muslim candidates for the post of regent (head of the local government), stoked the conflict back in 1999. The biggest concern of all is the poor health of the regional economy.