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 as well as a lyrical quest to understand the place of religion and spirituality in contemporary lives. It is … [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...]
Bukan Perawan Maria
June 17, 2023 by
Bukan Perawan Maria is the humorous stories of contemporary Islamic myths and daily lives in Indonesia. We meet an angel is having mental fatigue and has enough of the human follies, a pig who has a touching and endearing request, or a suicide bomber having a terrible shock in the waiting room … [Read more...]
The Near and the Far – Volume 2
June 9, 2023 by
A dynamic cross-cultural collection of innovative writing from the Asia–Pacific region In the outer suburbs of Perth, Australia, a seven-year-old discovers ballroom dancing. In Jakarta, Indonesia, a poet tries to move on with his life after splitting up with his boyfriend. In the Philippines’ … [Read more...]
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