The boxing gloves and punching bags refer to the ‘layered violence’ that women suffer – ‘physical, verbal and systemic’.

Imam Aziz passed away from a heart attack early in the morning on 12 July 2025. Hundreds of Indonesians paid tribute to him on their social media platforms. These tributes consistently acknowledged ...

One afternoon when Harits helped his host, Uncle Jino, feed the pigs in the Florinese village of Raga, he heard him complain, ...

Through meticulous archival research from various countries, including the IISG collection (International Institute for Social History) in Amsterdam and ‘League Against Imperialism files’, Stutje ...

Tourism and quiet dispossession in Sianjur Mula-Mula Dion Pardede Ompung Putri Limbong, an elderly farmer and Raja Bius (Indigenous Chief) of Bius Sipitu Tali tends his crops beside Batu Hobon – a ...

In Yogyakarta, days during Ramadan days begin with sahur, a simple predawn meal, and close with a more elaborate one with iftar (Arabic), buka puasa (Indonesian) or takjil (Javanese) shortly after ...

As the US deploys tariffs as economic weapons — the story of how a 1930s trade policy accidentally abolished penal sanctions in the Dutch East Indies reveals unintended consequences Budiman Minasny On ...

Saya berharap banyak dari kita yang biasa hidup di kota bisa belajar hidup sederhana dan melihat kebijaksanaan lokal dari pertanian Sunda Muslim. Krisis lingkungan yang melanda dunia, termasuk ...

A quarterly magazine on the peoples of Indonesia - cultures, politics, economy and environment ...

Campaign messages flooded Indonesian public spaces, on social media and on the streets / Remco van Loenen. Indonesia’s election year – with legislative and presidential elections held on 14 February ...

Indonesia’s diversity is well known for its languages, peoples, as well as world and local religions. This diversity, however, doesn’t always sit well with everyone. Since the country’s independence ...