Skip to content
The Anglo-Indonesian Society

The Anglo-Indonesian Society

Perhimpunan Indonesia – Inggris

  • Home
  • ABOUT US
    • MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
  • EVENTS
    • PAST EVENTS
      • 2022
      • 2021
      • 2020
      • 2019
      • 2018
      • 2017
      • 2016
      • 2015
      • 2014
      • 2013
      • 2012
      • 2011
    • FUTURE EVENTS
    • OTHER EVENTS
      • OTHER: Future Events
      • OTHER: Past Events
  • MEMBERSHIP
  • CONTACT US
    • CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS
  • PROGRAMME
  • Toggle search form
  • This month’s meeting 
    Trade Destinations: Spice Ports of the Archipelago
    FUTURE EVENTS
  • Launch of the AIS book club – 12 September 2023 FUTURE EVENTS
  •  Forthcoming Society Events FUTURE EVENTS

“Relax, it’s just religion”: A Talk by Feby Indirani. Tuesday, 15 October 2019. 6.15pm for 6.45pm

Posted on September 11, 2019November 4, 2019 By Ati Kisjanto No Comments on “Relax, it’s just religion”: A Talk by Feby Indirani. Tuesday, 15 October 2019. 6.15pm for 6.45pm

St. Matthew’s Westminster
20 Great Peter Street
Westminster SW1P 2BU 

The former governor of Jakarta, Ahok, was arrested on charges of blasphemy two years ago. This was because, as a Christian, he dared to quote the Qur’an during his election campaign. Since then, there have been several incidents of religious intolerance followed. The international public started to question whether Indonesia is still the poster child for pluralism. In her talk, Feby discussed how fiction and art can be an alternative solution to releasing the religious tensions, promote empathy and ignite a sense of humour—as humour however is an antidote to religious orthodoxy.

   

  

We were delighted to have Feby Indirani to talk about her book and read a short story from her latest book. We had a great turnout with a lively question and answer session.

       

Feby Indirani is an Indonesian author and journalist who mostly focuses on women and minority issues. Her latest short story collection, Not Virgin Mary (Bukan Perawan Maria) was translated and published in Italy in June 2019. The Indonesian literary legend, Goenawan Mohamad, wrote the introduction for her book and praised her stories as iconic, funny and priceless. This book was reviewed by The Australian, La Stampa, The Jakarta Post and many more.

  

She studied for an MA in Digital Media, Cultural and Education at University College London (UCL) sponsored by the Chevening scholarship from the UK government.

  

 

2019, PAST EVENTS

Post navigation

Previous Post: A Talk by Moazzam Malik CMG. Wednesday 11 September 2019 at 6.15pm for 6.45pm
Next Post: Indonesia Kontemporer 2019. Saturday 5 October 2019. 11am – 7pm

Related Posts

  • The inaugural meeting of the AIS Corporate Briefing Series: Indonesia’s economic development through electric vehicles and downstream mineral resources industries PAST EVENTS
  • A Taste of Indonesia. 26th April 6-8pm. The Indonesian Embassy, 30 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2BU. PAST EVENTS
  • Nutmeg on the Move: Objects of the International Nutmeg Consumer. Tuesday, 14 March 2023 at  6.30 pm for 6.45 pm PAST EVENTS
  • Indonesia’s Didi Kempot on Google Doodle PAST EVENTS
  • Spice Connection: Indonesian Tales From Three Cooks PAST EVENTS
  • Exploring Siberut: a trip into the heart of West Sumatra’s Mentawai Islands PAST EVENTS

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

FUTURE EVENTS

Javanese Batik and European Decorative Arts 1890 – 1930

Tuesday, 11 October 2022 at 6.45 pm for 7 pm

 

PAST EVENTS

Ibu Kota Negara – Indonesia’s Capital Relocation Programme.
Tuesday, 14 September 2021, 1 PM

 

OTHER EVENTS

Deciphering
7 September – 2 October 2021
New Diorama Theatre

 

RECENT POSTS

  • Association of South-East Asian Nations Business Advisory Council
    Visit of Chair and business delegation to the UK
    OTHER EVENTS
  • Toba – the new Indonesian restaurant in central London OTHER EVENTS
  • Did you notice the new AIS logo? OTHER EVENTS
  • Earthquakes in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia OTHER EVENTS
  • INVITATION 2022 JOINT ASEAN SOCIETIES RECEPTION Wednesday 7 December 2022 at 6pm to 8.30pm OTHER EVENTS

Copyright © 2023 The Anglo-Indonesian Society.

Powered by PressBook News WordPress theme