No. 85 January-March 2006

Kids and Crime

Youth heroin use
     How effective is the war on drugs? - Jo Pickles
Illegal drags
     Thrills and spills of Jakarta’s street races - Joanne Dowling

Consumption

Distro
     Independent fashion moves from margins to mainstream - Uttu

Pop Culture

Girl culture on the big screen
     No longer misfits, but far from gender warriors - Hapsari Sulistyani
Homicide and hip-hop
     Bandung’s outspoken rap group - Ben Harkness
Youth Indonesian
     Much more than just Indonesian without grammar - David Saxby

Sexuality

Speaking of sex
     Ignoring teen sexuality only increases health risks - Firman Lubis

Politics and Conflict

Local democracy
     Old elites are still in power, but direct elections now give voters a choice
     - Marcus Mietzner
Blood money
     Links between corruption and violence in Poso - Dave McRae

Health

Anti-malarials or anti-Christ?
     Health promotion in remote Tello islands - Kristen Stokes
The AIDS awareness clinic
     HIV prevention in West Jakarta’s red light district - Rediscoveri Nitta
Caring for people with AIDS
     Universal access to treatment is not just a dream - Chris Green

Human Rights

Lost daughters
     Underage women in the commercial sex trade - Teguh P Nugroho and Jeff Herbert

Literature

Generation 98
     Djenar Maesa Ayu – one of Indonesia’s exciting new female authors
     - Michael Nieto Garcia

Religion

Accusations of blasphemy
     Are recent fatwa evidence that moderate Islam is a myth? - Akh Muzakki

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