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Papua Calling (Episode 1, 2012 - Muslims Call for Peace)

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Posted: Mar 25, 2012 by papuanvoicesjayapura with 1 comments

Ustad Adnan and Fadhal are part of a small minority of West Papuan Muslims. They argue that the problems in Papua don't just affect the predominantly Christian population. "Don't view the problems in Papua as Christian problems," says Fadhal. "This is not a religious problem, this a humanitarian problem." Read more…

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Tong Pu Sagu (Our Sago)

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Posted: Mar 14, 2012 by Nico with 1 comments

While the District of Keerom in Jayapura is already dominated by palm plantations, a man and his family still keep their sago farms and continue to survive with them. "I don't care if I'm poor, as long as my kids can still have this land to live in the future," he said. Read more…

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Awin Meke 2012

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Posted: Feb 17, 2012 by papuanvoicesjayapura with 0 comments

Indigenous Papuan women traders struggle to sell their goods in modern Jayapura. In their first fight, the women won themselves a space to set up shop. However, local city administrators backed out of their promise to support them by opening a competing market, run by non-Papuans, which sells the same goods. 'Awin' is 'mother' in the Biak language, and 'meke' means 'belonging' in the Wamena language, so the mamas refer to 'awin meke' as 'what belong to us'. Read more…

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Salam Khas Ngalum (The Ngalum Customary Handshake)

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Posted: Feb 17, 2012 by papuanvoicesjayapura with 0 comments

Customary handshake specialist Albert Pu'u describes the greeting of the Ngalum people from the Bintang in West Papua. Read more…

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Sa Pu Hutan (My Forest)

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Posted: Feb 15, 2012 by papuanvoicesjayapura with 0 comments

Nico Tunjanan of Papuan Voices reflects on the deforestation in East Arso, District of Keerom - a bordering West Papuan district of Papua New Guinea. Since the '80s, Keerom has been intensely exploited by pal oil industries. The district, bigger than the whole of Singapore, is also home to many transmigrants from Java and Sulawesi. Alcohol, HIV/AIDS and unemployment problems are chronic. Read more…

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