Reviews Reviews Reviews Maluku Social & Political Unrest

Terror in Tandes

Two villagers from the rural fringe of Surabaya recall the most frightening night of their lives

Listening to Papuan voices

Writing the history of the Act of Free Choice was a controversial endeavour

Watching Balibo in Jakarta

Packed screenings of the controversial film about the deaths of five Australian journalists in East Timor continue, despite an official ban

Review: Islam and nation

Review: Edward Aspinall’s ambitious study of the Acehnese rebellion provides valuable insights into this complex conflict

A shadow falls

Review: Andrew Beatty’s new book tells the story of his experiences in a Banyuwangi village

'When Love Glorifies God'

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

The Aceh Party

The elections were tense in Aceh but in the end helped to consolidate the peace process

Surviving conflict

Aceh’s performing arts have blossomed despite the conflict and the tsunami

Review: The Anxieties of Mobility

Migration and tourism in the Indonesian borderlands

An unsolved puzzle

Review: A new book on Christianity in Indonesia fails to throw light on the startling prominence of women in the church in Minahasa

Review: Refugees and Rebels

Indonesian Exiles in Wartime Australia

We miss you wali nanggroe

Hasan di Tiro returns to an Aceh in transition

Arnold Ap and Theys Eluay

Political assassinations targeted West Papua’s culture and political identity

Torture in Papua

Human rights groups report on abuses

West Papua: Inside Indonesia?

This edition of Inside Indonesia marks an important anniversary, and explores the multiple faces of Indonesian Papua today

Chocolate Strawberry

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

The name game

Or, the years of living with no one to blame

A sibling rivalry

Since their institutional separation, the relationship between the police and the military has been troubled

Review: State terrorism and political identity in Indonesia

Fatally belonging

Teaching and remembering

The legacy of the Suharto era lingers in school history books

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