Identity Politics
What gives rise to moral outrage?
Rather than being merely the result of religious extremism, recent cases of moral outrage point to a wide range of current political and social problems
Joke of the month?
What do you get when you cross Sarah Palin and an Islamic polygamist? Meet Rhoma Irama – Indonesia’s king of dangdut
Selling nationalism
Indonesian television advertisements are constructing images of Indonesia by appropriating well-known nationalist themes
In memory of martyrs
The demand for sustainable timber is colliding with the needs of Central Java farmers
Jusuf Wanandi’s memoir allows glimpses into the mindset of Suharto-era officialdom
Indonesia’s parliament is cracking down on sorcery
Recent ground-breaking publications, an internationally award-winning film and a major conference are opening up new truths about Indonesia’s past
The filmmaker explains that The Act of Killing exposes the imagination of terror
