PERSPECTIVES

PERSPECTIVES


	Ignorance that Kills Many Indonesian women face great difficulties in accessing safe terminations of unwanted pregnancies. INNA HUDAYA
	Living Without A State People in rural Papua are more interested in basic services than grand political struggles. BOBBY ANDERSON
	Whither Human Rights? Ahmadis has been persecuted, but rights abuses between 1965-1998 remain unaddressed. Is there any hope for Papua? IRIN
	Deradicalizing Indonesia While experts remain divided over religious extremism, 600 terrorism arrests were made, and new militants refuse to listen. IRIN
	Selling Nationalism Indonesian television advertisements are constructing images of Indonesia by appropriating well-known nationalist themes. STEFANI HANING SWARATI
	Tweeting About Politics Indonesian politicians want to raise their public profile but don’t want the criticism. WAYNE PALMER
	Muslim Men Supreme Activists work to change men’s interpretations of Islam that justify their superiority at home. RACHMAD HIDAYAT
	Men and Masculinities A new book sheds light on the little studied field of male heterosexuality in Southeast Asia. PAM NILAN
	A New Frontier East Kalimantan was once timber country, now it’s coal that rules. KLAS LUNDSTRÖM
	The Urban Poor from Below An important documentary film sharpens our focus on the lives of Jakarta’s urban poor. BENJAMIN HEGARTY
	Violence in a climate of freedom Indonesia: The political reforms of 1998 have enabled conflicts to emerge and grow. ASEP S. MUHTADI
	What’s Wrong with Contemporary Indonesia? An old leftist looks back at his career in politics, and at the state of Indonesia today. KATHARINE MCGREGOR
	Pathways to a People’s President If Indonesians are going to find a candidate to oppose the oligarchs, they need to start organising now. JEFFREY A. WINTERS
	Still an Age of Activism Indonesia: Left-wing politics are fragmented, but left-wing ideas are surprisingly influential. EDWARD ASPINALL
	Supreme Ruler for Aceh? The former rebels show an autocratic streak in their attempt to enthrone an absolute ruler. Gunnar Stange & Antje Missbach

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Carry On

Nepal's ever expanding city of Kathmandu is literally being built on the backs of Nepal's porters. Photojournalist Pushpa Adhikari tells the story of these whethered men. MORE>>
See You Tomorrow

In November 2012, a team of six eye surgeons from Nepal and Indonesia visited the cities of Padangsidempuan and Medan in Indonesia's North Sumatra, with the mission to help the blind see again. MORE>>
Write on the Wall

Street art on the walls of Kathmandu, wash the city's walls with colour and inspiration. MORE>>
No Ordinary Security Guard

Ram Bahadur has to work for each and everything. Most times, he stands at the gate, sometimes he has to fetch water, othertimes he has to go to the market to buy vegetables and fruits. He is no ordinary security guard. MORE>>
Government School

School is a place for learning about the ABCs and life. It is not merely an educational institution, it has become an essential part of childhood - a place we associate with early memories. These are memories from a student in one of Nepal's government schools. MORE>>
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