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Repairing the damage
Safe havens and abuser counselling helping to reduce domestic violence cases in East Nusa Tenggara Donald MacKenzie and Mila Shwaiko Women meeting under the auspices of the Rumah Perempuan program...
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We are the blessed ones
Activists work to change men’s interpretations of Islam that justify their superiority at home Rachmad Hidayat Men care about families Rachmad Hidayat Indonesia’s high rate of domestic violence against...
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Combating domestic violence
Government and the NGO sector are working to change attitudes towards violence against women Michele Ford Campaigning against domestic violence Kabar Keluarga The Indonesian government has a zero...
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The winds of change
Men in Pekanbaru and Makassar are slowly changing their minds about domestic violence Pam Nilan A Rifka Annisa pamphlet asks men if they really love their wives Pam Nilan Most men in the cities of...
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Review: Men and masculinities
A new book sheds light on the little studied field of male heterosexuality in Southeast Asia Pam Nilan Given the widely acknowledged lack of studies of masculinity in Asia, the edited collection Men...
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Review: The ‘man question’ in Indonesian film and literature
Marshall Clark examines how masculinity is imagined in contemporary Indonesia Andy Fuller Maskulinitas is a book about popular culture. It looks sideways rather than backwards into the past. The book...
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Art for the people
Taring Padi takes stock of a more than a decade fighting the political establishment – with art as its weapon Anett Keller Build unity amidst difference Taring Padi May 2010: on the tiled floor of an...
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The shadow of the Ayatollah
Indonesia’s Shi’i community is struggling to find the right balance between local traditions and its fascination with Iran Chiara Formichi The Iranian theatrical troupe performs Chiara Formichi ‘One of...
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A house for all Muslims?
The United Development Party is determined to survive as a political force Kikue Hamayotsu Many rank-and-file members of the PPP are unhappy with growing elitism of the current leadership Kikue...
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Love the mall, love the earth
Eco-friendly malls make environmentalism sleek and chic, but they might do more harm than good Tiffany Tsao Green and white glass bottles on the exterior of Epicentrum Walk give off eco-friendly vibes...
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Review: Clashing interpretations
A new book warns against a simplistic understanding of religion, something that its editor feels the Western media does much too often Muhammad Iqbal Hisanori Kato has managed to gather a unique...
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Review: A view from below
An important documentary film sharpens our focus on the lives of Jakarta’s urban poor Benjamin Hegarty Situated between poverty and wealth, modernity and tradition, history and the future, Indonesia is...
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Angels and demons
While a famous ‘reformer’ tries to undermine Indonesia’s local democratic institutions, the predators come to the rescue Michael Buehler Syahrul Yasin Limpo, an unlikely democratic hero...
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Public works and ethnic conflict
Tarakan’s riots illustrate the risks of collusive public contracting and the continued weakness of local security responses Chris Wilson Tidung men during the riot Anonymous For several days in late...
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A new frontier
East Kalimantan was once timber country, now it’s coal that rules Klas Lundström A future of industry? A boy inspects the river from the doorstep of his house where river boats pull up to unload. Klas...
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Aquaculture in adversity
The true costs of prawn farming are starting to show in Java John McLachlan-Karr This local fisherman now struggles to make a living John McLachlan-Karr Every time I fly out of Surabaya I am amazed by...
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Some people call me Robin Hood
ELISABETH KRAMER speaks to independent anti-corruption activist Arifin Wardiyanto about his ‘extremist’ approach to fighting corruption Arifin draws the line at suicide, but will go a long way to draw...
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Fighting to survive
A small community in Southeast Sulawesi is engaged in an ongoing quest for recognition of its right to live on its ancestral land Linda McRae and Dirk Tomsa The school in Hukaea-Laea Linda McRae In the...
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Review: A complicated life
Jemma Purdey reveals the inner torment behind the charisma, generosity and enigma of the public man that was Herb Feith Jean Gelman Taylor How does one recount a life? And especially the life of...
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Review: Surviving and resisting in Timor-Leste
Conway presents a collection of oral histories that brings to the forefront the role of women in the resistance movement Jen Hughes and Sara Niner Women are almost always invisible in the telling of...
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