Local government in Wonogiri withdraws funding for three traditional Javanese cultural ceremonies, while in Tulungagung a fourth practice is under threat.

The wearing of trousers, jeans, or any tight clothing becomes illegal for women in West Aceh.

How young can girls be married, NU issues fatwa allowing for marriage below the age of consent.

Mystics and Islamists battle it out in a Javanese village, Andrew Beatty's "A Shadow Falls".

Wailing and gnashing of teeth in Aceh over the shameless Putri Indonesia 2009.

The vanishing of burqa clad actress Soraya Abdullah and possible connections to terrorism.

Problematic religious schools on Java, which ones and police monitoring of them.

Monitoring Ramadan mosque sermons in the war on terrorism.

Fatwa on superstitious beliefs in arts and pop culture television.

Ross finds shameful bigotry in the fair city of Tangerang.

Ross rails against continued neglect of Ahmadiyah people in Lombok.

Noordin M Top not dead after a Densus 88 raid in Temanggung, in another raid in Bekasi a car bomb is found.

Blasphemous farting attempts in Probolinggo see police swing into action against a kejawenist rebel.

Muslim only housing estates and gated communities in Jakarta and surrounds, and Halal Bogor.

Whether western intelligence agencies are bent on causing mayhem in Indonesia.

Alternative views of the terror attacks in Jakarta, Islamic extremism or rogue political and security forces.

Islamic solidarity with the people of Xinjiang, or not, condemning, and getting along with China.

Mufidah Kalla & Uga Wiranto are hot stuff in the battle for Muslim votes, while Mrs Ani is urged to cover up.

The so-called fatwa against the use of social networking sites like Facebook and Friendster.

The new book "The Islamic State Illusion", taking on hardline Islam in Indonesia.

BI governor Boediono for vice president, whether a neo-liberal and not religious enough.

Is Jakarta one of the worst third world hellholes?

Whether to ban "nikah siri" informal marriages, Rhoma Irama and Abu Bakar Bashir are on opposite sides.

Who is behind the recent violence in Aceh, and the sharia laws.

Is political Islam down and out in 2009? Islamic parties look for reasons for their failure.

Some of the last holdouts against Islam on Java convert under the guidance of Hidayatullah.