Martin Elvanyus De Porres (m.e.deporres@uva.nl) is a PhD candidate in anthropology at the University of Amsterdam. He ...

Image appeared on a social media post for an event celebrating 100 years of Pram in Bandung. Illustration is by Bawana 2025 Pramoedya’s centenary was celebrated widely in Indonesia, rarely by ...

‘Miss, it will be better if you find a shaded place to stand. Let your male colleague take the pictures if you need documentation.’ This is the instruction Pak Rahim, leader of the community fire ...

Indonesians take great pride in the national motto, Bhinneka Tunggal Ika – Unity in Diversity, and the country’s image as a tolerant and pluralist nation. In practice, however, reality often falls ...

A vendor sells counterfeit shoes based on designs from Nike and Adidas. Counterfeit footwear is among the most popular items amongst Gen Z Shoppers / Alice Sinclair ‘The original price is Rp16 million ...

At Indonesia Bertutur 2024, a biannual festival exploring Indonesia’s cultural heritage through contemporary art, the historic gardens of Bali’s Museum Puri Lukisan became the stage for Amrta, a ...

In the course of little more than five months from late 1965 to early 1966, anti-communist Indonesians killed about half a million of their fellow citizens. Nearly all the victims were associated with ...

Before she even opens her mouth, the petite, jilbab-wearing and refined looking Shuniyya Ruhama Habiiballah has already gone a long way towards achieving one of her driving missions in life: to ...

The climate of greater political and social freedom in Indonesia over the last decade has prompted the formation of a number of collectives, such as Taring Padi and RuangRupa, which use art to ...

Sitting on one of Semarang’s busiest traffic circles facing the Tugu Muda monument to fallen heroes and the Diponegoro military museum is Lawang Sewu, one of Indonesia’s most famous buildings.

The mixed-race identity of Indonesian-Australian cultural performers The mixed-race identity of Indonesian-Australian cultural performers Monika Winarnita Sisters Mira and Yana were born in Australia ...

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 ...