Opinion

July 18, 2011

Resisting Revenge: a Bali Terrorism Victim Stops the Cycle of Violence

By Helen Thompson On the day of the Bali bombing in 2002, Hayati Eka Laksmi received a call from a – Read More...
July 18, 2011

Comics Invade Indonesian Religious Schools

By Dewi Wijayanti Watch out, students! This summer, 60,000 comic books will arrive at various reading clubs and libraries in – Read More...
July 18, 2011

Blogging for Change in Palestine

By Ziad Khalil Abu Zayyad I was born in Jerusalem in the 1980s into the reality of occupation. My father – Read More...
July 11, 2011

British Muslims Contribute More Than You Might Think

By Sughra Ahmed Many young British Muslims – who comprise over 50 percent of the Muslim population in the UK – Read More...
July 11, 2011

The Power of Real Encounters between Israelis and Palestinians

By Yonatan Gur One of the most significant events of my life took place in March 2005 in Anata, a – Read More...
July 11, 2011

Bali’s Last Stand, Over Its Land

By Rio Helmi The head of the Bali chapter of the Indonesian business association APINDO, Panundiana Khun, apparently said to – Read More...
July 11, 2011

Society Is Helping Uphold Bigotry, Not Govt

By Testriono Recent cases of religious intolerance in Indonesia have led some observers to worry that US President Barack Obama’s – Read More...
July 4, 2011

A Victim of Terrorism Speaks Out

By Bushra Mohsen When I recall my life – which I once thought would be normal, as most people assume – Read More...
June 27, 2011

Engaged Saudi Youth Create Positive Change

By Lulua Asaad When we read or watch news about the Middle East and North Africa what we hear are – Read More...
June 20, 2011

Yogyakarta Ruler’s Tolerance an Example for Indonesia

By Ahmad Suaedy In Yogyakarta, the governor, Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, has set an interesting precedent by refusing to ban the – Read More...