Political Rivals, Chief Executives Line Up for Minister Posts as Jokowi Seeks to Build Consensus

... Islamic University of Indonesia (UII) and in Arabic Literature from the Gadjah ... University, California. After returning to Indonesia, he established Mahaka Media and ... earned plaudits for heading the Indonesia Asian Games Organizing Committee (INASGOC ...

Teen Sci-Fi Novel 'Najima' Tackles Heavy Issues Head-On

... learning her trade at the Indonesia Writing Edu Center (Iwec), is ... rare to find in English literature. Then I took on Arab ... very few teen novels in Indonesia to approach the issue of ...

Calling All Readers! Ubud Writers and Readers Festival to Kick Off This Month

... 30 countries participating in the literature festival, ranked among the world ... is one of the biggest literature festivals in Southeast Asia. It ... attendance by the vanguard of Indonesia's literary scene, including Sapardi ...

Writer Leila Chudori Launches Literary Podcast

... more Indonesians to read serious literature. Leila, 56, a journalist and ... than read books. No wonder Indonesia is ranked 61st out of ...

Everything You Always Wanted to Happen in the Bumi Manusia Film* (*but Were Afraid to Ask)

... avoided using the appellation "Indonesia" for a place that ... fan of pre-Indonesian literature, the dime novels and ... one interview with CNN Indonesia, Hanung compared Minke's ... for the contemporary imperialist-Indonesia relationship, as regards "millennials ...

Prabowo Reinvigorates Commitment to Pancasila; Jokowi: Let's Not Blaspheme Each Other

... Islamic state, or caliphate, in Indonesia. "This is something very unreasonable ... chairman of the opposition Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) revamped his ... years of extremist literature distributed at Islamic preschools in Indonesia stating that ...

The Problem With Promoting Indonesian Literature Abroad?: A Simplistic White Gaze

... literature into oversweet, artificial Chinese takeout? The authentic voices of Indonesia ... The idea that Indonesian literature’s popularity worldwide suffers because ... the international community, made Indonesian literature accessible? Apparently not, because ...

Where Are the Serious Young Adult Novels in Indonesia?

... publishing company – the largest in Indonesia and the sister company of ... said. Pop vs Serious Literature In Indonesia, the distinction between literary fiction ... , or "sastra," and popular literature remains ...

Massive Crackdown on Communist Books Deemed Unconstitutional

... and access to information in Indonesia. "We might have to ... the PKI [Communist Party of Indonesia] and we must confiscate ... the banning of communism in Indonesia to justify their actions, ... to revive communist ideologies in Indonesia," the Human Rights Working ...

Lippo Cikarang Celebrates First Anniversary of Japan Information Center

... expand their businesses here in Indonesia," Simon said in a statement ... based on tales from traditional literature, integrating masks, costumes and various ...