Definition of "pesantren" [pesantren]

• A Muslim school in Indonesia operated by religious leaders; produces young militants skilled in jihad (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• ""There is no sex education in the public schools or the Muslim boarding schools known as pesantren," explains Guntur Romli, who writes on sexuality and Islam and studied at Al Azhar in Cairo."
• ""There is no sex education in the public schools or the Muslim boarding schools known as pesantren," explains Guntur Romli, who writes on sexuality and Islam and studied at Al"
• "They say going after Islamic boarding schools, or pesantren, merely on suspicion could antagonize the Muslim mainstream."