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In Indonesia, you can find Islamic boarding schools called, the Pesantren.

These are popular among families hoping to see their children someday attending an Islamic University, like the Shaik family in Singapore.

Shaik Huzaifah is a 14-year-old Singaporean boy and school for him is in the Indonesian city of Semarang, about a 10-hour drive from Jakarta.

He'll be spending the next three months in Al-Irsyad Islamic boarding school or Pesantren.

Huzaifah is not the first in the family to attend a pesantren.

His elder sister, Hafizah also received her education in a Pesantren in Indonesia which is not far from Huzaifah's school.

Their father, Shaik Hussain, heads the Singapore Muhammadiyah Association, a religious organisation, which also manages a Government supported home for abused and neglected children, as well as a day care centre for the elderly which is open to non-Muslims.

He believes, the education received in a Persantren is best for his children.

Shaik Hussain, Huzaifah's Father explained, My main purpose in sending my son to a Pesantren is so that he can really focus on the study of Arabic language and have a good understanding of religious teachings. This is because Pesantren is a boarding school. So he'll stay in a hostel and be subjected to strict rules and regulations which is good for discipline. Apart from the normal classroom study, there'll also activities such as memorization of the Quran between the sunset and evening prayers. So there's a lot of activities for them in Pesantren.

But Mr Hussain has his own sense of diversification as far as his children's education is concerned.He sent his eldest child to a secular school in the hope that the boy will end up with a university degree.

The rest - Huzaifah and his three sisters - were sent to Islamic schools in Singapore supplemented with a stint in Indonesian Pesantren.

The hope is, that one of them, perhaps Huzaifah, will end up with a degree in Islamic studies from universities in the Middle East.

Mr Hussain added; And if he can get pass the Sanawi 4 and Mualimin level, the opportunity for him to proceed to an Islamic University in the Middle East is enhanced. This is due to an excellent command of Arabic, committing to memory the whole of the Quran and the strong Islamic morality that he'll acquire from the Pesantren.

Mr Hussain felt Singapore's Islamic schools would not help his children achieve the goals he had set for them because of the high standard of Arabic needed at Islamic Universities which he felt, Singapore's Islamic schools were not able to provide.

But with a Pesantren system, where the students live and learn language and religion, even at night, Mr Hussain felt, his children would stand a good chance at entering an Islamic University some day.

With this in mind, Mr Hussain scouted for a Pesantren offering a high standard of Arabic, but also teaches secular subjects and is modern in approach.

It was a tall order, but it was not impossible to find a school that would offer the best of both worlds.

His choice - Pesantren Al-Irsyad in Salatiga, about two hours drive from the city of Semarang in Central Java.

His son, Huzaifah has been at this school for 3 years.

Though school takes him away from home for long stretches, the family support makes it easier, along with the other boys at school who come from all walks of life.

When Shaik Huzaifah left for Indonesia, Insight followed.

In the next segment, Producer, Jamari Mohtar, picks up the story in Central Java, bringing you an intimate look into what goes on in an Islamic boarding school.

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