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June 2015

June 10, 2015

Why does an Indonesian woman need to be a virgin to join the military?

An expose by Human Rights Watch (HRW) in November 2014 on the use of virginity...

July 2014

July 02, 2014

A Ramadan Election

As a working mom, I'm used to feeling an anxiety rush in the days leading...

April 2014

April 28, 2014

Indonesia’s trans Muslim Maryani: “Seeking Paradise is not limited to our sex or clothing”

An article in the Jakarta Post last week followed the latest developments on a pesantren...

March 2014

March 19, 2014

Mata Najwa: A Rare Glimpse of Real Journalism in Indonesia

Sometimes I don’t know where to start when it comes to critiquing Indonesia’s media, especially...

January 2014

January 16, 2014

One-Dimensional Hijab Stories

In a previous post, I talked a little about the 99 Hijab Stories book and...

November 2013

November 12, 2013

A Hijabi in Healthcare: The Story of Dr. Lailiyya

The recent debates on Quebec’s Charter of Values and on hijabis in Singaporean workplaces remind...

September 2013

September 17, 2013

The Scary Independent Woman

A few weeks ago, an Indonesian religious teacher triggered a debate on Twitter when he...

July 2013

July 16, 2013

My Ramadan Media

Okay, okay. I know I'm not supposed to write a media analysis this Ramadan. In...

June 2013

June 26, 2013

On Corrupt Bureaucrats, Nikah Siri Marriages, and Indonesian Women

Late last year, Aceng Fikri, a district chief in the West Java province, ignited public...

June 18, 2013

Victims, Criminals, Heroines: Indonesian Domestic Workers in Singapore

A few months ago, I came across an article about how more Burmese domestic workers...

May 2013

May 22, 2013

Muslim Women in Development Literature

I recently came across a publication by Cordaid, a Dutch development organisation, called "Looking for That...

May 13, 2013

Running for Boston in Jakarta

The weeks following the Boston bombing have been filled with media reports with all-too-familiar suspicion...

May 08, 2013

Getting to know the Sexual Muslimah

When I converted to Islam, before Love Inshallah (which Merium reviewed last year) and Sex...

April 2013

April 08, 2013

Tweeting Change the Fahira Idris Way

This post was written by guest contributor Afia R. Fitriati (@AfiaRF) In a similar manner...

March 2013

March 07, 2013

Inspiring Beauty? A Critique of Wardah Cosmetics’ Ad Campaigns

This post was written by guest contributor Afia R. Fitriati (@AfiaRF). The gaffes in the...

February 2013

February 20, 2013

Sex Education, Not “Sex Parties”: Protesting Valentine’s Day In Indonesia

In recent months, Indonesia has been appearing in the Asian media every time there is...

September 2012

September 20, 2012

Trans and Muslim: Portraying the Lives of Warias in Indonesia

I recently came across a short movie on the life of transsexual Muslims in Indonesia....

September 03, 2012

Maryam Talks Back

This post was written by guest contributor Sya. At the beginning of Ramadan this year,...

February 2011

February 01, 2011

Between Worlds: Jilbab and Transgender in Indonesia

It is a scene that wouldn't be unfamiliar in France or Belgium: a woman's hijab...

October 2010

October 21, 2010

Out of the Closet AND Public Life: Lesbians in Indonesia

Debates in the Muslim world regarding the LBGT community are rare, if not non-existent. However,...

June 2010

June 10, 2010

The Women of Indonesia’s Film Religi: Part II

Yesterday, we examined “the convert” and “the reformer,” two types of female characters in film...

June 09, 2010

The Women of Indonesia’s Film Religi: Part I

Film religi is an Indonesian cultural phenomenon quite unlike any other in Southeast Asia. It...

February 2009

February 04, 2009

Apparently women aren’t part of the “big picture”

The Big Picture usually does an excellent job compiling a diverse set of photos. So...

January 2009

January 20, 2009

Swimming Against the Current: A Look At Nia Dinata via Dispatches

CBC radio's weekly documentary program, Dispatches, recently ran a documentary by Natasha Fatah on Nia...