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Yenny Wahid is the new face of moderate Islam

Contemporary Indonesian painter Mahdi Abdullah exhibits Acehnese culture in Melbourne 

Indonesia’s foremost theatre director, the internationally acclaimed Iswadi Pratama, staged an extraordinary eight productions in 2016

Honouring Indonesian activist Putu Oka Sukanta for humanity

Cancellations at UWRF 2015 were just the latest example of censorship in democratic Indonesia

The criminalisation of a whistleblower shows how corruption can entangle even participatory development programs

Jakarta 1998 was bad, but Prabowo likely had more blood on his hands in East Timor

Jokowi’s path to the presidency might not be as smooth as it once seemed, but he is still the front runner

Jokowi’s record in public office justifies his strong public image

Prison can be a place of radicalisation or rehabilitation

Two young Solo poets believe poetry should serve the people

Then, as today, volunteers were vital for Inside Indonesia's survival and success

Co-founder Pat Walsh reveals how the magazine grew and thrived in the 1980s and 1990s

Budi Brahmantyo continues a lineage of scientific art for which West Java’s natural resources have provided the subject

Indonesia’s liberal art scene attracts adventurous Australian artists

Titarubi’s art challenges masculinity in Indonesian visual arts and beyond

Abdurrahman Wahid’s life deserves serious and critical reflection

The tumultuous events of 1965 thwarted Liong Tjie Tjong’s writing aspirations

Despite an unprecedented media campaign, Prabowo Subianto’s political comeback has fallen flat – for now