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Indonesia Urged to Tackle Religious Intolerance

The New York-based Human Rights Watch recently released a report stating that there has been a steady rise on religious minorities in Indonesia. The report states that most of those responsible for the attacks received little to no punishment, and therefore the government is not doing enough to protect minorities.… Read more

Who are the Kayu Agung?

The Kayu Agung live in South Sumatra. Kayu Agung means “the people of the noble wood.” They are not nomadic, but prefer to live in the same place their entire lives. Currently, there are about 40 Kayu Agung villages. The Kayu Agung speak Kayu Agung, a dialect of Komering which… Read more

Who are the Aneuk Jamee?

The Aneuk Jamee are found in the south-western part of Aceh in Sumatra. They live around the small bays and on the low plains hemmed in by the Bukit Barisan mountain range. One group of Aneuk Jamee who call themselves the Ba’apo live the farthest south. The name Aneuk Jamee… Read more

Who are the Cia-Cia?

The Cia-Cia people are found throughout the southern part of Buton island, generally in the more rural areas. These people also inhabit the remote island of Batu Atas (south of Buton) as well as the eastern half of the island of Binongko in the Wakatobi island chain. The traditional laws… Read more

Indonesian Immigrants in New Jersey Freed from Church Sanctuary

As we have already shared, eight Indonesian immigrants have been living in a church in New Jersey. They have recently been told that they can now leave the property. They are now on “order of supervision” which means they must check-in with federal agents regularly, but they won’t be deported.… Read more

Who are the Kikim?

The Kikim people group live in South Sumatra province. The Kikim are generally the only people group in their area, but there are a few areas with a small number of Javanese as well. In Tebing Tinggi, the Kikim live beside the Lintang, Javanese, Sundanese, and Saling (Lembak) people. In… Read more

Who are the Komering?

Most of the Komering people live in southeastern Sumatra, in the province of South Sumatra. The Komering people are part of the Lampung ethnic group. The name “Komering” comes from the Komering River, which is their life source. There are two subgroups within the Komering people—the Komering Ilir (downstream) and… Read more

Who are the Konjo Pegunungan?

The Konjo people cluster consists of two groups: the Konjo Pegunungan (mountain) and the Konjo Pesisir (coastal) in the South Sulawesi province. As their name states, the Konjo Pegunungan (“of the mountains”) primarily live in the mountainous region of Konjo in South Sulawesi. They use the Konjo language, which is… Read more

Who are the Konjo Pesisir?

The Konjo people cluster consists of two groups: the Konjo Pegunungan (mountain group) and the Konjo Pesisir (coastal group). The Konjo Pesisir people are also called Tiro. The Konjo Hitam (Black Konjo) people are considered part of the Konjo Pesisir. They live in South Sulawesi. The Konjo Hitam consider themselves… Read more

Who are the Kaili Unde?

The Kaili Unde live in the mountainous western side of Palu Bay in Central Sulawesi. Some of the Kaili Unde also inhabit the southern part of Donggala and across the mountains to the coast. The word unde means “no.” The Kaili Unde language is part of a larger language group… Read more

Indonesia to Host Islam-Christianity Conference

Next week, February 26 to March 1, Indonesia will host a conference for Asian Muslim and Christian leaders. The purpose of the conference is to help strengthen personal relations between Muslim and Christian leaders. They hope to join together to overcome justice and socioeconomic conflicts. The conference is also being… Read more

Who are the Singkil?

The Singkil people live in the South Aceh Regency which is in the southwestern part of Aceh Province. The Singkil area borders on North Sumatra Province. The Singkil people are a mixture of the Mandailing, Aceh, Minangkabau, and Nias peoples. The Singkil language is called Pesisir Singkil. It is influenced… Read more

Who are the Lampung Sungkai?

The Sungkai have a strong social structure and make up their own subgroup within the Lampung cluster. The Sungkai are also known as the Bunga Mayang. The Sungkai live in the North Lampung regency. According to their ancient historical records, the Sungkai are likely closely related to the other Lampung… Read more

Who are the Lampung Pesisir?

The indigenous people who live along the coastline of Lampung province are called the Lampung Pesisir (Coastal Lampung), or the Lampung Peminggir (“outskirts”). They have four subgroups. They speak a dialect of the Lampung Api language. The word api means “what?” There are two lines of cultural tradition in Lampung.… Read more

Indonesians told “reject Valentine’s Day”

The deputy mayor in Depok, West Java, along with leaders in both Muslim councils in Indonesia are telling parents to not allow their children to celebrate Valentine’s day. The fear is that teenagers will have premarital sex because Valentine’s Day encourages people to express love to their significant other. A… Read more

Who are the Simeulue?

The Simeulue people live on an island included in West Aceh Province, Indonesia. Simeulue Island is about 120 km in length, and many of its inhabitants share kinship ties with one another. Sinabang is its largest city. Small towns and villages line the coast. Kampung Aie is one of the… Read more

Who are the Serawai?

The Serawai are a Malay ethnic group who live in Bengkulu province. Serawai call themselves Orang Selatan (People of the South), even though there are Kaur and Besemah people in this southern section of the province as well. The Serawai have their own language, which has two dialects. What are… Read more

Who are the Semendo?

The Semendo are also often called Semende or Jeme Semendo. The Semendo live in the South Sumatra and Lampung provinces. The Semendo language is similar to Besemah and Lintang dialects, except that the Semendo tend to use /e/ at the end of words. What are their lives like? Most Semendo… Read more

Who are the Selayar?

The Selayar people group live primarily on the island of Selayar and several other smaller islands in South Sulawesi. The Selayar are frequently referred to as To Hale or “the people across.” It is not difficult to reach the island of Selayar because a boat that makes the trip twice… Read more

Chinese New Year Divides Muslim Scholars

Chinese New Year is widely celebrated in Indonesia. It is now causing controversy as some Muslim Scholars say that Muslims should not celebrate it. They say that much of the celebration has portions of Buddhist teachings, so therefore it is not allowed in Islam. Other scholars, though, say that it… Read more

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