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Nur, a local woman from Gili Trawangan, owns a laundry business, a small bungalow homestay and several other small businesses on the island with her family. “Many tourists come here because the local people are nice. We believe tourists are also the children of Prophet Muhammad. We can choose what business to conduct so that it matches with our beliefs,” she said. “But many Muslims here don’t think of God anymore. It should be that alcohol is sold by foreigners to foreigners, but some Muslims here think about money more than their afterlife.” RNS photo by Alexandra Radu