Pluralism

LGBT activists are working with religious allies and others to promote faith-based tolerance

Irreligious youth are looking for their place in religious Indonesia

Lessons and beliefs on inter-religious mixing can get messy for youth in Manado

The vibrant force of As’adiyah is countering Islamic extremism and safeguarding ethnic and cultural identity

Cosmopolitanism is a dirty word in rural West Java, where creativity and new words are needed to reopen dialogue.

Government must act to halt growing discrimination against minorities

The challenges of governing ‘societal organisations’ pose difficult questions for Indonesian democracy

Pesantren progressives defend constitutional religious freedoms

The 100 year anniversary of Indonesia’s ‘National Awakening’ fails to inspire

Learning from Indonesian religious experience

The village of Oelua proves that Indonesians can live with difference.

May 25, 2023 - PETER WALTERS, IMAM ARDHIANTO, SONIA ROITMAN & RUSLI CAHYADI

Indigenous residents of the new capital city complain about the ‘land mafia’

Apr 26, 2023 - BEN GLEESON

Apr 03, 2023 - ILSA NELWAN

Now published in both English and Indonesian translation, the annotated collection will provide a better understanding of this Indonesian heroine

Mar 22, 2023 - JENNY MUNRO

Truth and irrational violence in West Papua

Mar 15, 2023 - MARK WOODWARD

In the month before the fasting period, Javanese Muslims perform a diversity of sacred rituals

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