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Mother Indonesia

Although I am no expert in the law of Islam What I do know is the chignon of mother Indonesia is most beautiful More elegant than your chador So perfectly folded is the hair As perfect as the fabric that enfolds your form

Javanese Manuscripts from Yogyakarta Digitisation Project launched by Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X – Asian and African studies blog, The British Library

On 20 March 2018 Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X, Governor of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, visited the British Library to launch the Javanese Manuscripts from Yogyakarta Digitisation Project. Through the generous support of Mr S P Lohia, over the next twelve months 75 Javanese manuscripts from Yogyakarta now held in the British Library will…

Film: Asymmetric, WatchDoc Films Trailer

The full movie is now available here.

The Evolution of the Malay Title Page – Asian and African studies blog, The British Library

Source: The evolution of the Malay title page

History: Intellectual writing traditions of Islamic Southeast Asia, Asian and African studies blog, The British Library

For the past century, studies of the languages, literatures, history, culture and writing traditions of the Malay world of maritime Southeast Asia –

Novel: Ain’t No Night Fair By Pramoedya Ananta Toer #6

Ain’t No Night Fair By Pramoedya Ananta Toer Chapter 3 We left before dawn to make our way to the station. We queued to buy tickets. The train travelled along the coast, skirting the Java Sea. Sometimes the train would race cars and we watched the sight anxiously. The dust thrown up by cars…

Poem: Prayer By Chairil Anwar

Prayer By Chairil Anwar To the Devout Believer My LordIn desolationEven though I face great tribulationI remember You fully, completely Your searing holy lightNow just a candle’s flicker in darkness silent My LordI have lost formAm shattered My LordI journey in a foreign country My LordAt Your door I knock I can not turn…

Poem: Jesus By Chairil Anwar

Jesus By Chairil Anwar To the true Christian. That is the Body streaming blood streaming blood crumpled broken question washes up: What is my sin? i saw the Body streaming blood i looked at my reflection in the blood clearly visible in the eye of the times this shape at once transforms closing wound…

Poem: Jesus By Chairil Anwar

By Chairil Anwar To the true Christian. That is the Body streaming blood streaming blood crumpled broken question washes up: What is my sin? i saw the Body streaming blood i looked at my reflection in the blood clearly visible in the eye of the times this shape at once transforms closing wound i fill…

Obit: Father GDA Jonckbloet By Noto Soeroto 1918

Jubilee: Father GDA Jonckbloet By Noto Soeroto 1918 On 26 September 1918, Father Jonckbloet hopes to commemorate the day that marks 50 years in the Order of Jesus Christ. The grey priest who celebrated his 70th birthday on 28 August, spent 20 years of his working life in India. He will undoubtedly count many friends…