If you are like me, who lives in the Global North, you’d most likely notice the bits and pieces in houses over here, mainly coming from or partly made/built elsewhere. Electronic goods with inputs from and/ or (fully or partly) built in China; home furniture with woods supplied from forests…

A decolonial feminist intervention to NKRI Indonesians often hear this imperative statement, “NKRI adalah harga mati.”, literary translated as, NKRI is non-negotiable or undisputed. NKRI, an abbreviation for Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia, is translated as The Archipelagic State of The Indonesian Republic. The term NKRI for Indonesians means a unity…

Since the recent bombings in East Java, attention of the public has been drawn to the urgency to fight the radicalism. Suddenly, people are awakened by the fact that radicalism creeps in the society. And it is like a ticking bomb, which could explode anytime, disrupting the harmony within the…

A Decolonial Feminist Response to Recent Decision of Indonesia’s LPDP It’s recently reported that LPDP (Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education) Scholarship will give priority to applicants in the field of (hard) science and technology. Minister of Research, Technology and Education, Mohamad Nasir, stated that applicants from the field of social sciences have up until now dominated the applications. The news…

For the majority of Indonesians, “bantal guling” or bolster pillow is not uncommon. In fact, the pillow is a part of necessary bed items for Indonesians. I bet that bantal guling exists in every Indonesian bedroom. However, many Indonesians are probably not aware of the history of bantal guling. The…

Children or students wear traditional dresses. Schools hold competitions on who wear them best. Sometimes adults do the same at their workplaces. This is what usually Indonesian people do in celebrating The Kartini Day every April 21. The Kartini Day is celebrated in remembrance of Kartini and her legacy on…

Are Feminism and LGBT part of Indonesia’s Identities? News report tensions in Indonesian political theatre as decision-makers are proceed to revise the Indonesian Criminal Code. Human rights activists as well as other opponents are concerned how the Code may curtail the rights of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans) group. Some…