Stories About ‘Lombok’

The following stories talk about the subject ‘Lombok’.

Lombok Shame Continues

Monday, August 10th, 2009, by Ross. 14 Comments

Ross rails against continued neglect of Ahmadiyah people in Lombok.


Note-worthy Highlights of Indonesia

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009, by The Righteous Dude. 12 Comments

RD consults another source for travel advice.


Raunchy Sasak Music in Lombok

Thursday, April 30th, 2009, by Patung. 27 Comments

SasakWhat lonely women want, what adults get up to, Sasak singers get in trouble for suggesting answers.


Desperately Seeking Seclusion?

Thursday, April 9th, 2009, by The Righteous Dude. 18 Comments

AcehWant to get away and lie on a beach? Read on.


Land of the 5-Star Resort?

Sunday, March 1st, 2009, by The Righteous Dude. 11 Comments

The Righteous Dude wonders about travel writers’ priorities when selecting Indonesian tourist attraction highlights.


Indonesian & Palestinian Refugees

Friday, January 23rd, 2009, by Ross. 12 Comments

Ross rails that faraway refugees in the Middle East excite more sympathy than refugees in Lombok.


Good & Bad Citizens

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008, by Ross. 30 Comments

Ross complains that the government is trying to restrict the activities of the wrong people, Ahmadiyah instead of Muslim militants.


Group & Mass Weddings

Monday, May 19th, 2008, by Patung. 18 Comments

Marrying off old and poor people and those living in sin, it's mass wedding ceremony season.


Julia Perez & Kamasutra

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008, by Patung. 28 Comments

Julia PerezJulia Perez distributes free condoms with her latest musical masterpiece, "Kamasutra".


Agama, Adat and Conversion in Nusa Tenggara

Monday, March 31st, 2008, by timdog. 27 Comments

Timdog on world religions and local beliefs in Nusa Tenggara.


Treason of the Intellectuals

Friday, February 29th, 2008, by Ross. 60 Comments

Ross continues to be infuriated by the lovely Julia Suryakusuma, and other intellectuals.


Communist Victory

Monday, February 4th, 2008, by Achmad Sudarsono. 32 Comments

What if the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) had taken over in 1965.


Anti Communist Massacres

Friday, January 25th, 2008, by Guest Writer. 66 Comments

The nature of the massacres of 1965-66.


Pagan Rituals

Thursday, May 24th, 2007, by Patung. 82 Comments

Indonesian Muslims are urged to defend their practice of Islam against accusations of paganism.


Security Forces

Monday, February 26th, 2007, by Ross. 12 Comments

Whose side are the security forces on? asks Ross.


Abu Yazid al Bustami

Monday, September 18th, 2006, by Patung. 8 Comments

Sufi heretics in Lombok, of the Abu Yazid al Bustami group, fall foul of the mob and the police.


Islam is Bad for Tourism

Thursday, September 7th, 2006, by Patung. 61 Comments

Attempting to forbid sinful activities, such as drinking, harms the growth of tourism in Muslim areas.


Salafiyah, Salifi Sect in Lombok

Monday, August 28th, 2006, by Patung. 40 Comments

Lombok Muslims keep up the pressure on deviant Islamic sects as the homes of Salafiyah members are attacked in the west of the island.


Inul Turns Off Mataram

Friday, August 25th, 2006, by Patung. 20 Comments

Sexy dancer Inul Daratista is not welcome in the righteous town of Mataram, in Lombok.


Jamaah Wahabi

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006, by Patung. 27 Comments

The fundamentalist Wahabi brand of Islam may not be so welcome in Indonesia after all.


Porn Battle Rages On

Saturday, March 18th, 2006, by Patung. 1 Comment

The battle over the anti-pornography and public display of sexuality bill is far from over. Today tens of thousands of Muslims rallied in the capital of Lombok island, Mataram, and were addressed by the mayor of that fair city, who said that women who dressed sexy were asking to be raped.


Islamicization in Lombok

Tuesday, March 14th, 2006, by Patung. 2 Comments

A scholarly paper looks at the process of Islamicization of the people of northern Lombok.


Lombok Women March for Tradition

Sunday, March 12th, 2006, by Patung. No Comments

About 300 people, mostly women, took to the streets on Saturday in a loud protest against the antipornography bill, which they said degraded women, insulted many local cultures and threatened tourism.


Ahmadiyah Lombok

Monday, February 6th, 2006, by Patung. 3 Comments

Ahmadiyah homes attacked in Lombok.


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