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Puncak in Ruins, Part 3: The Year of Living Dangerously
This post is the third of five in a series. The first is: “Puncak in Ruins, Part 1: Arrival Scene” The second is: “Puncak in Ruins, Part 2: Lost Detour” In the middle of Peter Weir’s 1982 film The Year … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Film Club, Indonesia, Ruins
Tagged 1965, Bembol Roco, colonial architecture, colonialism, dutch east indies, dutch empire, expatriates, Guy Hamilton, Indonesia, Indonesian Communist Party, Jakarta, Java, Kuh Ledesma, Kumar, Mary Douglas, Mel Gibson, old Dutch villa, Old Java, Peter Weir, PKI, postaweek2011, postcolonialism, Puncak, purity and danger, ruins, subaltern studies, sublime, taboo, Tiger Lily, uncanny, verboden, Year of Living Dangerously
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Notes on ICG’s Latest Indonesia Report: “GAM vs GAM in the Aceh Elections”
A few days ago the International Crisis Group (ICG) issued their latest Asia Briefing titled “Indonesia: GAM vs GAM in the Aceh Elections.” ICG reports are always excellent and this one is no exception, featuring a clear review and honest assessment … Continue reading
Posted in Aceh, Conflict, Indonesia
Tagged Aceh, Aceh Party, Aceh Peace Monitoring Update, Aceh Transitional Committee, Adnan Beuransyah, APMU, autonomy, bupati, calon independen, conflict, constitutional court, democracy, elections, executive elections, Free Aceh Movement, freedom, GAM, GAM vs GAM, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka, governor, gubernatorial election, gubernur, harga mati, ICG, independence, independent candidates, Indonesia, International Crisis Group, Irwandi Yusuf, Islamic law, Jakarta, Komite Peralihan Aceh, KPA, Mahkamah Konstitusi, merdeka, MK, Muzakir Manaf, Muzakkir Manaf, NKRI, NKRI harga mati, Partai Aceh, peace process, pemilukada, pilkada, postaweek2011, Qanun Jinayat, Qanun Wali Nanggroe, wali nanggroe, Zaini Abdullah, zikir
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Krakatau Day Trip
This past weekend my friends Chloe, Simon, Rob and I learned that if you’re willing to hit the road at 5am then it is possible to have a complete, unhurried, outstanding day trip to the Kraktau volcano islands! I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Indonesia, Status Updates, Travel
Tagged Anak Krakatau, Banten, biawak, Black sand, caldera, Carita, day trip, Earth Sciences, eruption, Indonesia, islands, Java, Krakatau, Krakatau Adventure, Krakatoa, Lampung, lava, lava rocks, monitor lizard, pine trees, pioneer species, pohon cemara, postaweek2011, Rakata, Selat Sunda, Simon Winchester, sulfur, Sunda Strait, tour, travel, volcano, vulcanology
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Reflections on the Recent Religious Violence in Indonesia
On Sunday (6 February 2011), a mob attacked the home of a local leader of the minority Islamic sect Ahmadiyah in the remote area of Cikeusik in Banten province. There is terrific coverage in The Jakarta Globe, the New York Times … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict, Indonesia
Tagged @danielziv, Ahmadiyah, Ahmadiyya, atheism, Banten, branding, Central Java, Christianity, Christopher Hitchens, Cikeusik, communal violence, culture, Daniel Ziv, facebook, folklore, FPI, Front Pembela Islam, heritage, history, human social construct, Indonesia, insaf, Islam, Islamic Defender Front, Islamic Defender's Front, Jakarta Globe, Jawa Tengah, kuliah twitter, kultwit, milquetoast, Minister of Religion, minorities, mob violence, myth, New York Times, pasrah, passive government, postaweek2011, power, religion, religious discrimination, religious minorities, sacred, SBY, silent majority, Suryadharma Ali, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Temanggung, Tifatul Sembiring, Tuhan yang menentukan, Twitter, twittersphere, ultimate marketing scam, violence, zealots
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