Too busy to fight?
A new approach to security in Poso yields unexpected results
One Islamic community, two rival sisters
Members of Lombok’s largest Islamic organisation celebrate an anniversary while trying to put their past behind them
Review: Modern family
Leila S. Chudori’s latest novel raises poignant questions about family, home and belonging
Review: Remembering everyday life
A film opens a window into an extraordinary documentary film and sound archive of contemporary Indonesia
Coffee and comedy
A portrayal of village life suggests alternate model of piety in Aceh
An ocean of rubbish
Innovative projects in Bali point to ways Indonesia might deal with its growing waste management problem
Remembering Permesta
Fifty years on, memories of civil war are kept alive in North Sulawesi
Moluccan monuments
Monuments help Dutch Moluccans to make the Netherlands home
Islamic New Year in West Sumatra
Muharram celebrations in coastal West Sumatra have shaped a tradition that transcends religious borders
Review: Independent Nation
A new book sees Australia’s engagement with the Indonesian struggle for independence as a turning point in the history of its own nationhood
Reog Ponorogo
A bilateral spat reignites a unique cultural practice
From books to films
Quality literature continues to lose out to how-to manuals and trashy novels
Indonesians speaking French
Around 7000 Indonesians currently live in New Caledonia as a result of a relatively little-known chapter in the history of Indonesia
Great temptation
Richard Oh’s film Koper is a moral allegory of life in today’s Indonesia
Containing bird flu
Efforts to control avian influenza need to consider the importance of birds in Indonesians’ lives
Day without television
Indonesians act on their concerns about the new tele-visual environment