Evan Winet’s study of teater reveals a rich and ethnically diverse history
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Teaching for life
After leaving Indonesia in the bitter fallout of the attempted coup of 1965, Lien Lee dedicated herself to teaching Australian students about her homeland
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Stars and stereotypes
The big business of Indo celebrities creates illusory expectations but things may be changing
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In-between and inside-out
A young Dutch woman with Indonesian roots moves to Jakarta with a mission, but finds culture clashes hard to avoid
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Images of the cockfight in Aceh
Bali is famous for its cockfighting, but Acehnese men love their fighting birds too
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Living with Merapi
In the face of disaster, communities in the shadow of the volcano hold fast to their traditional beliefs
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Review: My Friend the Fanatic
Dhume’s efforts to understand Islam in Indonesia are coloured by his own anxieties
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Review: Muslims in Southeast Asia
This new collection of essays details the ever-changing relationships between Muslims in Southeast Asia, their nations and the Middle East
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Indies memories in bronze and stone
Indies war memorials get a place in the Dutch landscape but the particular burden of their history remains on Indies’ shoulders
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Too busy to fight?
A new approach to security in Poso yields unexpected results
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More than six decades after being inspired as an undergraduate in Sydney, Ron Witton retraces his Indonesian language teacher's journey back to Suriname