Indonesia Articles

Elections and the Big Business of Politics

[Read directly on Magdalene.co] by Jennie M. Xue The 2017 Regional Elections next week, which is known by its Indonesian abbreviation as Pilkada, is the battleground for the so-called three-pronged “businesses of politics,” which comprise the candidates, the sponsors,...

Indonesia among the Worst Mercantilists?

[Download PDF JAKARTA POST Indonesia among the worst mercantilists?] by Jennie M. Xue According to the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation based in Washington, DC, Indonesia is among the countries that turn to “innovation mercantilism”, which is a...

Happy Eid Mubarak

Happy Eid Mubarak! God bless us all.

Ending Islamophilia This Ramadhan

by Jennie M. Xue Ramadhan is now upon us again. Every year, Muslims around the world are engaged in a special month where they fast, read the Koran, and be more charitable and more generous to the unfortunates. It’s a special month for the Muslims, which must be...

National Productivity and Post-Industrialism in 2013

Dec 29, 2012 | America, Indonesia, Jakarta Post

[Read the article directly on TheJakartaPost.com.] by Jennie S. Bev For the first time after 15 years...

Indonesia, India and Silicon Valley Diaspora

Dec 21, 2012 | America, Asia, Globalization, Indonesia, Jakarta Post

[Read Directly at TheJakartaPost.com.] by Jennie S. Bev A bill allowing dual citizenship for Indonesians...

Investment Grade for Indonesia?

Dec 5, 2012 | Asia, Business, Economy, Forbes, Indonesia

by Jennie S. Bev The recent Indonesia Investment Summit in Jakarta was a party filled with euphoria. Vice President...

Anniversary of Indonesian Riots Spurs Talk on Pluralism

May 25, 2010 | Common Ground News, Indonesia, Islam, Pluralism

[Read directly on CommonGroundNews.org.] San Francisco, California - This month marks the 12th anniversary of a...

Anniversary of Indonesian riots spurs talk about pluralism

May 24, 2010 | Common Ground News, Human Rights, Indonesia, Peacebuilding, Pluralism, Politics

by Jennie S. Bev This month marks the 12th anniversary of a critical event in recent Indonesian history –the May 1998...

The license to kill, punish, and discriminate

May 22, 2010 | Human Rights, Indonesia, Jakarta Post, Pluralism, Politics

by Jennie S. Bev Justice and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar said recently the Indonesian...

Manicheism in Indonesia

May 19, 2010 | Indonesia, Jakarta Post, Peacebuilding, Politics

by Jennie S. Bev Along with Serbia, Iraq, Iran and North Korea, the peace-building approach in...

Forgiveness and justice after May 1998 Tragedy

May 11, 2010 | Human Rights, Indonesia, Jakarta Post, Peacebuilding, Pluralism, Politics

by Jennie S. Bev Twelve years ago, our family and my parents’ house were saved by a mosque. A mob came to torch down...

Liberal democracy and compassion for Indonesia

Apr 28, 2010 | Human Rights, Indonesia, Jakarta Post, Pluralism, Politics

by Jennie S. Bev Barack Obama has not confirmed when he’ll be visiting Indonesia, thus it is not too late to remind...

Persecution, minority rights, and being human

Apr 16, 2010 | Human Rights, Indonesia, Jakarta Post, Pluralism, Politics

by Jennie S. Bev Immanuel Kant posited that not all humans are considered as persons. He argued that being a human...

Barack Obama: the boy from Menteng

Mar 15, 2010 | America, Indonesia, Jakarta Post, Politics

by Jennie S. Bev Barack Obama is a different kind of president. He is not merely a president per se, as he is also a...

Peaceful pluralism and nonkilling policy

Jan 28, 2010 | Human Rights, Indonesia, Jakarta Post, Peacebuilding, Pluralism, Politics

by Jennie S. Bev The world of politics is based on violence, within which killing —as a form of violence— is a...

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