Jul 21, 2019 Last Updated 2:20 AM, Jul 1, 2019

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Wiralodra's buffalo hide

A Jakarta NGO is building alternatives to prostitution

Women and syariah in Aceh

(Michael Renner/Flickr)

Aceh’s women find themselves between an armed conflict and Islamic law

More than just sex

Three women authors take the Indonesian literary world by storm

A day in Flores

Teaching kids is about the little things

Genetic modification

Farmers illustrate their understanding of GM

Political humour

There’s more than subversion in Indonesian jokes

Celebrating diversity

A multi-religious community gives thanks for the rice harvest

Where did we go wrong?

A voice from Aceh’s civil society movement says it’s time for self-criticism

Campus cruelty

Student initiations teach brutal lessons

Human rights for kids

It’s difficult to get human rights education into Indonesian schools

Reformasi gangsters

A coat-of-arms signifying Pemuda Pancasila painted at an ojek stop. (Don Meliton/Flickr)

Preman have had to change in order to stay in business

Wild West TV

Televangelism comes to regional Indonesia

Travels of a doctor

A doctor goes to work in a remote community in Flores

Missing the boat?

What happens when wandering sea nomads have to settle?

Riding PELNI

Jesus tattoos, karaoke and the bearded cleric — welcome aboard!

Legacy of conflict

Bugis IDPs have travelled as warriors, farmers, fishers and traders

Mochtar Lubis

Always controversial, Mochtar Lubis was one of Indonesia’s most respected journalists and best-known authors for over four decades.

Uniform jilbab

The Islamic headscarf is now compulsory in many high schools

Polygamy and chickens

This man’s message is simple — four wives are better for business than one

Film revolution?

Women are now on both sides of the camera

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