Articles - Inside Indonesia: The peoples and cultures of Indonesia

Antje Missbach

Published: 22 August 2010

Inside Indonesia revisits a series of articles from its archive on the theme of the death penalty. We asked the authors of these articles to write an update to accompany their pieces

Ahmad Muhajir

Published: 22 August 2010

Doctrinal borders that divide traditionalist and modernist Muslims in Banjarmasin are breaking down, but slowly

Ward Berenschot

Published: 16 August 2010

Chris Wilson bares the dynamics of conflict behind the violence in North Maluku

Yatun Sastramidjaja

Published: 01 August 2010

Critics say it’s just a fad but some young upper middle-class Indonesians are rediscovering forgotten histories

David Kloos

Published: 31 July 2010

The life and work of an Islamic teacher in Aceh shows that the struggle for gender equality is about much more than syariah.

Virginia Hooker

Published: 31 July 2010

A unique pesantren, founded and led by an internationally recognised Indonesian calligrapher, attracts men and women from all over the archipelago

Matthew Woolgar

Published: 31 July 2010

A mural competition in Yogyakarta sees Indonesians reinterpreting their revolutionary past in the light of present concerns

Luke Barrett

Published: 24 July 2010

The election of Anas Urbaningrum suggests Partai Demokrat can survive without its founder, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

Andy SW and Muhammad Abe

Published: 24 July 2010

A new generation of Indonesian theatre activists is staging performances based on the everyday experiences of local communities

Gerry van Klinken

Published: 18 July 2010

Review: Dutch decision in 1949 had huge consequences

Carmel Budiardjo

Published: 18 July 2010

Review: Petrus Tegeke presents a detailed account of the position of women in West Papua

Ross Tapsell

Published: 10 July 2010

Lapindo Brantas’ involvement in the Surabaya Post has restricted the way journalists report on the mudflow

Bosman Batubara

Published: 10 July 2010

The victims of the Lapindo mudflow disaster continue to assert their rights to compensation

Hull and Widyantoro

Published: 26 June 2010

Indonesian doctors have been persecuted for providing safe abortions for almost a century

Hans Pols

Published: 26 June 2010

European interest in Indonesian traditional healing has had its ups and downs, but in Java jamu reigns supreme, as it has for a long, long time

Martin van Bruinessen

Published: 16 June 2010

The Nahdlatul Ulama congress in Makassar arrests the slide away from liberal views but shows the organisation's vulnerability to outside political interference

Jamison Liang

Published: 14 June 2010

Recent attacks on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender meetings reveal the growing influence of Islamist groups and highlight unequal protection of citizenship rights