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Vicki McClure Davidson | November 18, 2011
Didn’t Indonesia love Barack Obama at one time? That is, before they tore down last year that bronze statue of him as a boy that had been erected in a Jakarta park. This “hardline” Islamic Indonesian protest against Pres. Obama’s visit occurred earlier this week. The word “tolak” seen on many of the protest [...]
Vicki McClure Davidson | July 21, 2011
More than 4,500 couples of five different religions took part in a mass wedding reception in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta this week. The government was offering free marriage certificates, which are too expensive for most in the impoverished nation to afford. More than 10,000 well-wishers attended the record mass wedding ceremony. Curious: Did they [...]
Vicki McClure Davidson | March 7, 2010
Back in January, I posted a news story about the controversial, bronze statue that was erected in tribute to Barack Obama — the statue of him as a 10-year-old boy in a public park — and how it was causing much hoopla and upsetting countless Indonesians: The ultimate diss… Indonesia wants the bronze statue of [...]
