The Goldfish is a collection of poems by Ikhda Ayuning Maharsi Degoul. With illustrations by Emma Dai’an Wright. “I enter the white cave filled with white roses and white candles. I think I am alone, lost in this cave of madness. I continue to walk to the vulva space. A space of pleasure, says … [Read more...]
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Le donne di Saman
June 17, 2023 by
Saman is a story filtered through the lives of its feisty female protagonists and the enigmatic “hero” Saman. It is at once an exposé of the oppression of plantation workers in South Sumatra, a lyrical quest to understand the place of religion and spirituality in contemporary lives, a playful … [Read more...]
Non è mica la vergine Maria
June 17, 2023 by
In Indonesia, la più popolosa nazione musulmana al mondo, i veli che coprono i volti delle donne – e delle bambine – sono esplosi come una moda. Di recente il governatore della capitale Jakarta, Ahok, è stato arrestato con l’accusa di blasfemia perché, cristiano, ha osato citare il Corano in … [Read more...]