Sitting in the shade of a tree in an empty lot, the congregants raised their hymn books and, in response, the police, lined up … [Continue reading Dictatorship of the Majority – II]
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Share with friends: Majority Pressure (Photo © Jakarta Globe) The Constitutional Court of Indonesia, an independent body which reviews existing and new laws passed by the Indonesian government … [Continue reading Dictatorship of the Majority] April 20th, 2010 | Category: freedom & peace, gender, indonesia, religion | Leave a comment
Share with friends: Sharia police arrested for ‘rape’ The woman was gang-raped by the three Sharia policeman during her interrogation… the issue began when Sharia police officers were … [Continue reading Sharia police arrested for ‘rape’] January 13th, 2010 | Category: freedom & peace, gender, indonesia, religion | 2 comments
Share with friends: Indonesia’s fourth president and the first to be democratically elected, Abdurrahman Wahid, fondly called Gus Dur passed away last evening. His controversial leadership of … [Continue reading Selamat Jalan Gus Dur] December 31st, 2009 | Category: freedom & peace, greatness, indonesia, religion | 2 comments
Share with friends:  In a quite shocking development, the Indonesian province of Aceh has passed a new law which makes adultery punishable by stoning to death. … [Continue reading ‘Stoning’ makes its quiet debut in Indonesia] September 17th, 2009 | Category: freedom & peace, indonesia, religion | Leave a comment
Share with friends: There’s a song stuck in my head and for once I don’t want it out… —– “Yes, ‘n’ how many years can some people … [Continue reading How many times can a man turn his head?] July 17th, 2009 | Category: films, freedom & peace, india, indonesia, music, religion, singapore | One comment
Share with friends: This post was triggered by a couple of things. First, I was reading a nice guide the other day about buying stuff on Amazon … [Continue reading Buying from Amazon in a non-Amazon country] A great read! Simply put, honest and sincere, but potent. It is about the power of the individual in a democracy. Often we forget … [Continue reading One Woman, One Mind, One Vote] June 25th, 2009 | Category: freedom & peace, gender, indonesia, politics | Leave a comment
Share with friends: My adopted country, Indonesia, is in the middle of elections. The first round where they elect their parliament, is over. Based on those results, … [Continue reading Indonesia votes] June 18th, 2009 | Category: freedom & peace, humour, india, indonesia, politics | Leave a comment
Share with friends: Some airline companies just do not trust their crew, do they?! Yes I know it says “Please do not remove from aircraft”! But … [Continue reading In the Pilot We do not Trust!] Ahmad Dhani’s Theory on Homosexuality! (For non-Indonesians, Ahmad Dhani is an Indonesian rock musician who is also part of the Indonesian rock band Dewa.) … [Continue reading Rock on Straights!] December 31st, 2008 | Category: freedom & peace, gender, indonesia, religion, science | Leave a comment
Share with friends: A personal opinion Having stayed in South-east Asia for over 4 years now I have begun to get a little pessimistic about democracy … [Continue reading Democracy and Southeast Asia] December 31st, 2008 | Category: freedom & peace, india, indonesia, singapore | Leave a comment
Share with friends: Indonesia, and especially Java, has a strong culture and history of tolerance which was reinforced through their statehood motto, “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika”, which … [Continue reading Bhinneka Tunggal Ika] Was in Lombok recently for a wedding. Only a couple of days but one of my most memorable trips ever. This is probably the … [Continue reading Lombok] “If the thunder cloud Passes rain So let it rain Rain down on me” – U2, … [Continue reading Thunderclouds…] |
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