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Essay: In God we (don’t) trust

Irreligious youth are looking for their place in religious Indonesia

Diversity, but how exactly?

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

Essay: Harmony versus hate

Masykuri Bakri doesn’t fit the stereotype for a moderate Muslim leader

Forbidden smoke

Banda Aceh’s anti-tobacco efforts are unfairly focused on women smokers

Pencak Silat: Traditional martial art and modern sport

An interview with Ian Wilson, by Andy Fuller

Middle-path Islam

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

Church-based resistance to mining in Manggarai

In a forest clearing, a group of villagers surround a priest, listening to his sermon.
Resistance is a way of defending local people’s rights in dealing with mining policy

Islam and citizenship

Speakers address Wahdah Islamiyah's members at the third 'muktamar' (congress) in Jakarta, July 2016. (Imam S/Kiblat.Net)
Organisations like Wahdah Islamiyah envision an ‘Islamic’ citizenship for Indonesia

Staging local identity in West Java

Performance groups negotiate between Islam and Sundanese tradition

Islamic cyber-activism

The yufid.com search engine provides potential followers with a search filter limited to approved Salafi sources
Yogyakartan Salafi youth are turning to social media to promote their faith 

Book Review: Inventing Imam Samudra

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Book Review: Imam Samudra’s Revenge, by Angus McIntyre

Religious conflict and heritage management in Banten Lama

An ongoing struggle to control a historic Mosque disrupts a heritage region

The political economy of cultural heritage in Trowulan

The battles for the future of an archaeological landscape

The hidden story of Borobudur

A local communities’ perspective

Religious Bandung II: The champion arrives

Bandung’s civic improvement program continues after its patron is imprisoned 

Imagining a nation divided

A mosque in Sidikalang, a town in North Sumatra just across the border from Aceh Singkil - Daniel Andrew Birchok
Aceh Singkil’s recent church burning may reflect common ways Indonesians have linked religion and region

Urban Christian aspirations

The Indonesian worship team lead the audience in song - CY Hoon
A new interdenominational Christian movement is gaining momentum in urban centres

More than a fanclub

Islamic State's growing Indonesian support base poses a serious long-term threat

A twist of fate

Indonesian novels about 1965 reach back to the Mahabharata to find hope and resignation 

Review: Democracy, corruption and the politics of spirits in contemporary Indonesia

Nils Bubandt brings an exciting new approach to the study of Indonesia's politics

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