Islam-inspired renewable energy

A collaboration between a teacher and farmers in Central Java is unlocking the potential of an indigenous biofuel source

Forbidden smoke

Banda Aceh’s anti-tobacco efforts are unfairly focused on women smokers

The red thread

A recently uncovered report reveals how anti-communist paranoia stoked abductions of pro-democracy activists in the last days of the New Order

Review: A historical novel?

Islam’s limited presence in Kurniawan’s novel Beauty is a Wound seems surprising given his cultural roots

Middle-path Islam

The vibrant force of As’adiyah is countering Islamic extremism and safeguarding ethnic and cultural identity

Boys under the blade

Entertainment, violence and inclusion all play a part in the circumcision practices of a remote corner of Southeast Sulawesi

Saving Lombok’s beaches 

Well-informed local organisations could save Lombok’s beaches from a largely local threat 

Crossing the finish line

Bilingual Chinese-Indonesian writer Wilson Tjandinegara built bridges within Indonesia’s literary culture

A showcase of harmony

Celebrating Indonesia’s birthday with the Mandarin choirs of Jakarta

Review: Ending the silence

Soe Tjen Marching’s book The End of Silence: Accounts of the 1965 Genocide in Indonesia brings this past trauma into the present.

Review: Identity and pleasure, on screen

Identity and Pleasure: The Politics of Indonesian Screen Culture invites us to embark on a visual journey of difficult episodes in Indonesian history

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