Gender

When there is no husband

When there is no husband

Indonesian marriage legislation and popular interpretations of Islam recognise only males as heads of families, resulting in discrimination against women who assume that role
Supporting syariah, advancing women

Supporting syariah, advancing women

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

A terrible legacy

Indonesian doctors have been persecuted for providing safe abortions for almost a century
A matter of luck

A matter of luck

Migrant domestic workers aspire to more than their home communities can offer and are willing to take risks to change their lives
Expectant fathers

Expectant fathers

Men should be more involved in maternal and newborn health care
The wives of Noordin Top

The wives of Noordin Top

The media portrays women who marry terrorists as victims, but the reality is far more complex
The right to choose

The right to choose

Indonesian activists keep fighting to have abortion decriminalised
Not just a piece of paper

Not just a piece of paper

The state’s requirements for marriage registration disadvantage poor rural women
Chocolate Strawberry

Chocolate Strawberry

An Indonesian film breaks new ground on the subject of teenage sexuality
Skin deep

Skin deep

Young Indonesians struggle to resist the power of the skin whitening industry
Living like kings

Living like kings

Working-class Singaporeans travel to Indonesia’s Riau Islands in search of a fantasy built around sex

The walking ghosts of West Java

PETER HANCOCK finds that women in a rural Nike factory are considerably worse off than those who work in other factories.

Rationality and the clitorectomy

A Spanish enquirer gets the catechism in an exclusive Jakarta suburb. MARGARET COFFEY was there too.

A fresh wind is blowing

Why is it so hard to remember the evils of the past? ROB GOODFELLOW explores the pain, and the exhilaration, of memory.
A heroine for humanity

A heroine for humanity

There are dozens of stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things for human rights in Aceh. Here is a personal account of one such person.

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