National

Recent book bannings mark a return to the repressive practices of the New Order

Men should be more involved in maternal and newborn health care

Systematic research paves the way for better strategies to improve health outcomes

  Better assessment could provide the answer to problems caused by the rapid expansion of places available in Indonesian public medical schools

Chinese Muslim preachers are popular, but they don’t always promote greater pluralism

Prabowo’s party has deep roots in Indonesian political mythology

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

Communities struggle for access while reforms run aground

Indonesian activists keep fighting to have abortion decriminalised

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

The peacock is no more

Islamic film is emerging as a new genre in the Indonesian film world

Islamic political parties did not do well, but Islamic politics are going mainstream

Signs of underlying fragility in nationalist parties may benefit Islamic parties in future elections

Weak rules and weak implementation meant that influence could still be bought in the 2009 elections

Indonesian women in Perth perform a ‘uniting’ dance

An update on dance and music in the reformasi era

Draft legislation is a prescription potentially worse than the ailment

Drug users in Indonesia are made vulnerable by current drug laws