ghness and solidarity among themselves.
In Kalimantan, their numbers reach up to 100,000. They mostly compete with locals in the lowest levels of the economy. A Madurese sociologist, Abdul Latief Wiyata, stressed that there were prevailing stereotypes of Madurese that were mostly incorrect, but were still believed by many people. "The Madurese often are associated with the clurit (a traditional sharp weapon), the karapan sapi (traditional cow racing) and violence," he said.
According to Latief, the Madurese are hard workers and have a strong grip on old traditions that are rich with Islamic teachings - a picture that explains why the Madurese cannot accept the Dayak habit of keeping dogs and eating pork, dogs and pigs being two animals forbidden by Islam.