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The curious case of Indonesia

The inaugural issue of the Journal of Indonesian Social Sciences and Humanities is out. From Inside Indonesia, locating culture in the church: Minahasan Christians reinterpret their cultural history and identity through religion; and the media portrays women who marry terrorists as victims, but the reality is far more complex. The Colonized Mind: In Java, Indonesia’s traditionally relaxed Islam has lost ground to an assertive new orthodoxy. Facing down the fanatics: A more tolerant Islam is confronting extremism in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country. How to let Islam and the West live in harmony: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, president of Indonesia, sees tolerance-building as a central task of the 21st century. From stability to chaos in Indonesia: President Yudhoyono is not only indecisive, but potentially complicit in abuse of power and corruption. A look at the curious case of Indonesia's "democracy": Indonesians have democracy, but some still miss the old authoritarian days. Corruption in the Indonesian government and forestry sector threatens to undermine plans to establish a carbon trading market. Sooty success: Rising demand from China and India is stoking Indonesia’s exports of coal. Better REDD than dead: Indonesia is taking a bigger role in its CO2 responsibilities. In Indonesia, raise a flag, go to prison: Happy independence day in West Papua? A look at why Indonesian kids are crazy for punk. Duke University Press releases Surviving Against the Odds: Village Industry in Indonesia, a book by anthropologist S. Ann Dunham, the late mother of President Obama (and more and more). A young Obama statue is officially unveiled in Indonesia.