Gary Dean
The Thamrin attack from twelve storeys up -- Jakarta, 14 January 2016
Gary Dean recalls the 2016 Jakarta Starbucks bombing from his 12th-floor office window—eyewitness photos, messages, and Indonesia's swift aftermath.
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A manufactured war
Analysis of the 1999-2000 Maluku conflict: how ethnic tension, religion and Jakarta's power struggles turned communal strife into war.
Same, but very different
Exploring Javanese Santri Islam: the santri-abangan divide, traditionalist vs modernist strands, and how mysticism shapes religious identity in Java.
