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Nov 27, 2024 Last Updated 2:20 AM, Oct 31, 2024

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Writing for God

Piety and consumption in popular Islam

A new artistic order?

The arts scene has changed radically since 1998, but some of the old uncertainties remain

Blaming the messenger

Indonesia’s tangled public information laws are keeping the press in check

Grassroots rehabilitation

The people of Poso are rebuilding their lives.

Skin deep

Young Indonesians struggle to resist the power of the skin whitening industry

Back to the drawing board

NGOs are having to come to terms with the demands of the governance agenda

Where are you (not) from?

Sundanese have a habit of putting each other in their places

Brutal lessons

A culture of violence in schools makes life tough for kids

Personality cults

Foreign news coverage needs to focus on Indonesia’s people, not just its leaders

Ten years of hoping and waiting

A photo essay about families of the disappeared

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