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The media portrays women who marry terrorists as victims, but the reality is far more complex

Communities struggle for access while reforms run aground

Indonesian activists keep fighting to have abortion decriminalised

The state’s requirements for marriage registration disadvantage poor rural women

The peacock is no more

Islamic film is emerging as a new genre in the Indonesian film world

Islamic political parties did not do well, but Islamic politics are going mainstream

Signs of underlying fragility in nationalist parties may benefit Islamic parties in future elections

Weak rules and weak implementation meant that influence could still be bought in the 2009 elections

Indonesian women in Perth perform a ‘uniting’ dance

An update on dance and music in the reformasi era

Draft legislation is a prescription potentially worse than the ailment

Drug users in Indonesia are made vulnerable by current drug laws

The people of East Timor are negotiating different conceptions of reconciliation in their daily lives

Voters have done everything they can for democracy. The same cannot be said for elites

Will the US president continue unrestricted aid to Indonesia’s military?

People in West Java hold diverse memories of the Darul Islam rebellion and its leader Kartosuwiryo

Internet use in Indonesian NGOs is strengthening civil society

Owners exert their sway in Indonesian newsrooms, but journalists soldier on