Regions

Convenient thugs
FPI thrives when mainstream Muslim groups remain silent
High stakes
ASRIANA KEBON speaks to Indonesian underage minors who were returned to Indonesia following age determination hearings in Darwin
I’m a terrific child!
A home schooling project in Kendari provides a new kind of early learning experience
They are just Papuans
Recent violence shows the authorities share a disturbing mindset about the residents of Papua
Repairing the damage
Safe havens and abuser counselling helping to reduce domestic violence cases in East Nusa Tenggara
We are the blessed ones
Activists work to change men’s interpretations of Islam that justify their superiority at home
The winds of change
Men in Pekanbaru and Makassar are slowly changing their minds about domestic violence
Art for the people
Taring Padi takes stock of a more than a decade fighting the political establishment – with art as its weapon
The shadow of the Ayatollah
Indonesia’s Shi’i community is struggling to find the right balance between local traditions and its fascination with Iran
A house for all Muslims?
The United Development Party is determined to survive as a political force
Love the mall, love the earth
Eco-friendly malls make environmentalism sleek and chic, but they might do more harm than good
Angels and demons
While a famous ‘reformer’ tries to undermine Indonesia’s local democratic institutions, the predators come to the rescue
Public works and ethnic conflict
Tarakan’s riots illustrate the risks of collusive public contracting and the continued weakness of local security responses
A new frontier
East Kalimantan was once timber country, now it’s coal that rules
Some people call me Robin Hood
ELISABETH KRAMER speaks to independent anti-corruption activist Arifin Wardiyanto about his ‘extremist’ approach to fighting corruption
Fighting to survive
A small community in Southeast Sulawesi is engaged in an ongoing quest for recognition of its right to live on its ancestral land
Lovers of the Ahl al-Bayt
Indonesia’s Shi’a are moving ahead between local traditions and foreign orthodoxy