Global Voices Online

Stories

November 1st, 2006

Celebrating Eid ul-Fitr the Blogger Way

Some Indonesian bloggers still talk about Eid ul-Fitr, or something to do with it, days after it passed for various reasons. Agus Setiawan at Blogonesia, for example, discusses the recent fatwa (religious decree) made recently by Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Indonesian Muslim organisation, in which it stated that watching ... 2 comments · read »

September 9th, 2006

Another Indonesian Minister Blog and a Mourning Week

A. Fatih Syuhud · 15:58 · East Asia

As I wrote here, Indonesian Housing Minister Yusuf Asy'ari becomes the second Minister to start blogging after Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono went blogging a few months back. His blog post is written bilingually in English and Bahasa Indonesia. Harry Sufehmi, one of Indonesian blogger, is fortunate enough to be invited ... 2 comments · read »

September 1st, 2006

Indonesian Blogger Confronts US Media View on Indonesian Muslims

A. Fatih Syuhud · 14:57 · East Asia , Americas

Here is a stark example on how people from different cultures see the same thing differently. And how bias and pre-occupied notion on certain issue and on certain people or community can lead you to see thing only from the negative side of the picture. Rasyad A. Parinduri at ... 1 comment · read »

August 20th, 2006

61st Anniversary of Indonesia's Independence Day

A. Fatih Syuhud · 15:21 · East Asia

lingua → zhs · zht

In commemorating the 61st anniversary of independence day, Indonesian bloggers have many ways to celebrate it. Agusti Anwar highlights the meaning of flag as a symbol of nation and nationalism: Flag is indeed a formal expression of recognition. To that effect, if a people dispose or pull out recognition of others, ... 3 comments · read »

August 12th, 2006

Breastfeeding Day and Indonesian Minister Blog on Middle-East Conflict

A. Fatih Syuhud · 08:41 · Middle East & North Africa , East Asia

lingua → zht · zhs

When citizen journalists or 'ordinary' bloggers are making political statements on current Middle East conflicts between Israel and Lebanon, they are usually talking with their hearts. They write whatever they want to write without any consideration of impacts. But when a minister of the largest Muslim country in the world ... 2 comments · read »

August 4th, 2006

Middle-East War and Indonesian Blogger Divided Responses

A. Fatih Syuhud · 04:40 · East Asia , Americas

Echoing the international media headlines on current conflicts in the Middle East between Israel-Lebanon and Israel-Palestine, Indonesian bloggers post similar topics with various comments and responses; pros and cons, supports and condemnation to either sides. Among Indonesian Muslims bloggers, condemnation towards Israeli atrocities against civilians people in Lebanon almost pouring in ... 3 comments · read »