---------------------------------------------------------------- Islam dan Negara: Transformasi Pemikiran dan Praktik Politik Islam di Indonesia (Islam and the State: The Transformation of Islamic Thought and Political Practices in Indonesia) By Bahtiar Effendy Yayasan Paramadina, Jakarta, October...

By Yacob J. Herin LAMAOLE, Solor, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): A "new day" sets in every year between July 16 and July 18 for the people in Lewotana Ole village, some 15 kilometers south of Rita Ebang, capital of West Solor district, East Flores regency, East Nusa Tenggara province.

School holiday break subdued during campaignsBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): The long-awaited school holiday has come but this does not necessarily mean that students are free to play outside the house. This time, they have to spend their month-long holiday differently, as the ongoing campaigns have...

By Agni Amorita JAKARTA (JP): When their third child was born in good health on Nov. 29, 1992, Dwi Widodo and his wife Tuti were very happy. The baby boy was named Pamungkas and called Amung for short. But despite his rapid physical development, three-year-old Amung still could not speak.