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MobileKitchenLab, Yogyakarta

With "Hacking Angkringan" we want to achieve a unique interaction between the kitchen, the lab, MobileKitchenLab and the street. Kitchens are privileged spaces, where our research into what is the world made of and how matter relates to our stomach and body not only originated but also from where it developed into present day labs.

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‘Breakin’ the Wall’: From street art to art space

‘Breakin’ the Wall’: From street art to art space
Prodita Sabarini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 12/14/2010 9:10 AM

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Blasts from the past: RI’s volcanic history

Blasts from the past: RI’s volcanic history
Philip Rich, Contributor, Jakarta | Fri, 12/10/2010 9:55 AM

Troublemakers: Mt. Bromo (large crater) and Mt. Semeru belong to the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. Courtesy of Philip RichTroublemakers: Mt. Bromo (large crater) and Mt. Semeru belong to the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. Courtesy of Philip Rich Mount Merapi’s recent eruptions, tragically ending the lives of more than 300 people, are just the latest reminder that we live in the most volcanically active country on earth, with almost 130 active volcanoes in Indonesia.

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Mount Merapi’s alert status lowered

Mount Merapi’s alert status lowered
Sri Wahyuni and Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta | Sat, 12/04/2010 1:06 PM

Mount Merapi’s alert status was lowered as of Friday evening, but people living on the slopes of the volcano were told to remain cautious of possible secondary eruptions.

Residents were also reminded about the danger of floods of mud whenever there were heavy rains at the volcano’s peak.

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Taring Padi, The Art of Dismantling Tyranny

The Art of Dismantling Tyranny
Dina Indrasafitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 08/03/2011 7:00 AM

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Farmers flee as world's deadliest volcano rumbles

Farmers flee as world's deadliest volcano rumbles
Associated Press | Tue, 09/20/2011 9:33 AM

Bold farmers in Indonesia routinely ignore orders to evacuate the slopes of live volcanoes, but those living on Tambora took no chances when history's deadliest mountain rumbled ominously this month.

Villagers like Hasanuddin Sanusi have heard since they were young how the mountain they call home once blew apart in the largest eruption ever recorded - an 1815 event widely forgotten outside their region - killing 90,000 people and blackening skies on the other side of the globe.

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Mbah Maridjan’s son named Merapi gatekeeper

Mbah Maridjan’s son named Merapi gatekeeper
The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta | Tue, 04/05/2011 8:00 AM

YOGYAKARTA: The Yogyakarta administration has appointed Mas Lurah Suraksosihono, better known as Asih, to replace his father, Mbah Maridjan, as the spiritual guardian of Mount Merapi volcano.

The 44-year-old was inaugurated on Monday in a ceremony attended by 229 others who were also installed as officials of the Yogyakarta Sultanate.

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Modern trends in Islamic theological discourse in 20th century Indonesia:

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Modern trends in Islamic theological discourse in 20th century Indonesia:
a critical study
Frontcover
Fauzan Saleh

BRILL, 2001 - 343 Seiten

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Issue: Atheist arrested for blasphemy

Issue: Atheist arrested for blasphemy
The Jakarta Post | Sat, 01/28/2012 3:57 PM

Jan 20, Online

A 30 year-old civil servant in the Dharmasraya regency of West Sumatra, identified as Alexander,
was arrested on Friday for blasphemy after creating a Facebook fan page titled Ateis Minang (Minang Atheist), which was “liked” by 1,238 Facebook users.

Dharmasraya Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Chairul Azis said that the man was arrested because of his writings on the fan page and his direct statements saying that he did not believe in God.

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Letter: Arrest of an atheist civil servant

Letter: Arrest of an atheist civil servant
Thu, 01/26/2012 10:50 AM

Thankfully, I myself am not an atheist and along with Dante Gabriel Rosetti I have often thought that the worst moment for an atheist must be when he or she is really thankful but has nobody to thank.

But the disturbing news in relation to Alexander, the 30-year-old civil servant who was arrested for blasphemy after creating a Facebook fan page titled Ateis Minang (Minang Atheist), which was “liked” by some 1,238 users, has prompted me to ask several questions.

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