A quarterly magazine on the peoples of Indonesia - cultures, politics, economy and environment https://www.insideindonesia.org/fiction-essays 2025-08-31T11:55:36+07:00 Inside Indonesia admin@insideindonesia.org Joomla! - Open Source Content Management 2025-06-08T12:32:22+07:00 2025-06-08T12:32:22+07:00 https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/essay-the-water-that-breaks-the-wall-of-forgetfulness Jemma Purdey 2025-04-24T09:52:01+07:00 2025-04-24T09:52:01+07:00 https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/essay-cuddly-grandpa-unmasked Jemma Purdey

<p><em>Indonesian expats are vigorously defending their homeland’s democracy</em></p>

<p><em>Indonesian expats are vigorously defending their homeland’s democracy</em></p> 2025-03-31T13:06:23+07:00 2025-03-31T13:06:23+07:00 https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/essay-when-cultural-roots-meet-political-change Jemma Purdey

<p><em>Through decades of shifting political landscapes, Tangerang's Chinese community has preserved their sacred traditions</em></p>

<p><em>Through decades of shifting political landscapes, Tangerang's Chinese community has preserved their sacred traditions</em></p> 2025-03-25T08:39:41+07:00 2025-03-25T08:39:41+07:00 https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/essay-the-illusion-of-choice-at-the-crossroads Jemma Purdey

<p><em>Notes from Kupang and Atambua</em></p>

<p><em>Notes from Kupang and Atambua</em></p> 2024-08-14T13:46:46+07:00 2024-08-14T13:46:46+07:00 https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/essay-the-life-of-h-w-emanuels-1916-1966 Jemma Purdey

<h5>More than six decades after being inspired as an undergraduate in Sydney, <em>Ron Witton</em> retraces his Indonesian language teacher's journey back to Suriname</h5>

<h5>More than six decades after being inspired as an undergraduate in Sydney, <em>Ron Witton</em> retraces his Indonesian language teacher's journey back to Suriname</h5> 2024-08-09T08:18:58+07:00 2024-08-09T08:18:58+07:00 https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/essay-under-the-poetic-stars Jemma Purdey

<h5>Makassar International Writers Festival and its ripple effects</h5>

<h5>Makassar International Writers Festival and its ripple effects</h5> 2024-07-09T12:06:17+07:00 2024-07-09T12:06:17+07:00 https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/essay-testing-out-my-bahasa-indonesia Jemma Purdey

<h5>We need to learn more about each other. If we do, we will find that in many ways we have much in common</h5>

<h5>We need to learn more about each other. If we do, we will find that in many ways we have much in common</h5> 2024-06-27T08:47:27+07:00 2024-06-27T08:47:27+07:00 https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/essay-what-remains-of-the-1998-tragedy-for-the-post-1998-generation Jemma Purdey

<h5>Hearing about my mother's experiences in May 1998 became a pivotal moment that has shaped my life. </h5>

<h5>Hearing about my mother's experiences in May 1998 became a pivotal moment that has shaped my life. </h5> 2024-02-20T06:39:18+07:00 2024-02-20T06:39:18+07:00 https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/essay-local-tradition-in-a-global-religious-community-in-modern-day-java Jemma Purdey

<h5>Ghosts and spirits often come up in conversation but attitudes are changing</h5>

<h5>Ghosts and spirits often come up in conversation but attitudes are changing</h5> 2024-02-01T12:33:02+07:00 2024-02-01T12:33:02+07:00 https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/essay-a-movement-to-remember Jemma Purdey

<h5><em>This essay is the first in a new series featuring the writing of and edited by young people.</em></h5>

<h5><em>This essay is the first in a new series featuring the writing of and edited by young people.</em></h5>