Islamic architectural history mostly focuses on mosques with grand architecture built by princely patrons or designed by well-known, typically male architects. The exceptional history of women’s mosques in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, provides an important yet missing narrative of Muslim women’s participation in Islamic public space.

Social media has acquired an exceptional role in Indonesia’s social, economic, religious, and political life. The country has one of the world’s highest number of Facebook subscribers, while Jakarta has previously been dubbed the ‘Twitter capital’ and is arguably the current Instagram capital of the world.

A few weeks ago, LPEM-FEBUI, an Indonesian leading economic research institute under the Department of Economics, University of Indonesia, launched a white paper – a compilation of 14 papers written by the younger generation of Indonesian economists –, a sobering and critical evaluation on the challenges and prospects of Indonesia in meeting its goal of reaching high-income country status by 2045 (Indonesia Emas 2045).

Symposium ‘Collaborative endeavors and community participation in archaeological, geoarchaeological and paleoclimatological research’, speakers: Melissa R. Price, Dr. Ryan M. Duggins, Melissa R. Price, Dr. C. Fred T. Andrus, Ashleigh Morris, Irvince Auguiste.