I believe peace is full of contradictions and that it is best to embrace its complexity. For me martial arts have always been a tool of peace. In the academic discourse of peace, conflicts are not seen as something problematic but as natural. It is the way we engage with conflicts that can lead to[…]
Baru-baru ini kita dikejutkan oleh ribuan pengungsi dari Bangladesh dan Myanmar ke Aceh melalui jalan laut. Pengungsi yang tidak hanya orang dewasa laki-laki tetapi perempuan dan anak-anak ini tersebar di dua negara, yaitu Indonesia dan Malaysia yang masing-masing jumlahnya diatas angka 1.000; di Malaysia 1.107 dan di Indonesia 1.800. Jumlah ini bahkan diperkirakan belum terhitung[…]
According to the recent Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report, Indonesia jumped from 70th in 2013 to 50th this year[1]. I am not at all surprised because Indonesia is one of the most beautiful countries on earth (believe me, I have traveled a lot). I am a peace student in Spain and it is the second[…]