Aceh Essays

In the article "Narratives of Uncertainty: The Affective Force of Child-Trafficking Rumors in Postdisaster Aceh, Indonesia", Annemarie Samuels, discusses the rumors that have emerged in Aceh, Indonesia after the terrible Indian Ocean tsunami. Such rumors include those of child-trafficking as well as claims people have made of witnessing "trucks full of children driving to the North Sumatran city of Medan" (Samuels 2015:230). She starts off the article by introducing the different points and arguments

The second example is GAM or Gerakan Aceh Merdeka. This insurgent group also motivated by politics, they want to be independent and use Islam as their ideology. Not only that, Aceh wanted to be independent because they think there is a gap between the central authority and the local authority. The examples about the terror and insurgency case show that both terrorism and insurgency are considered political violence. They use violence to have a change in politics. The similarity between terrorists

Two teens find themselves in the destruction of a tsunami, both looking for family members or medical care. Ruslan, a native in Aceh, searches for his father, who went missing after the tsunami; and Sarah, is an American girl, who lost her mother and now has to find medical treatment for her little brother; must help each other to find what they are looking for. The author, Richard Lewis, gives these characters different types of conflict to help them grow and learn throughout the story, and he

life quality of the under-developed but also stimulating social inclusiveness. To give another example is the Palace of Versailles in France which displays a remarkable architectural achievement from the 18th century and also tells about the past political conflicts during the French revolution. Due to its rich history, the palace has been a subject of numerous researches by art historians, architects, and conservation specialists alike, offering scholars with intellectual as well as historical enlightenment

countries, more than half of the ≈300,000 deaths occurred in the Aceh Province of Indonesia, close to the epicenter of the earthquake near northern Sumatra. Infrastructure, including medical and laboratory facilities, in this region was severely damaged.” According to the quote, after the Tsunami passed and was making its way towards Kenya and Hawaii, it left millions of people injured and dead. 300,000 people died just in the Aceh Province,

There are so many forms of crime in the world. Each form has a different immediate objective, scope, targets and organizational structure. Terrorism is the most often heard one. But, there also other forms that similar to terrorism, which are insurgency and criminal. The crime cases nowadays make it harder for common people to understand which one is terrorists, which one is insurgents, and which one is criminals. The differences become blurry nowadays, whereas it is very important to understand

At 7:59 am local time on Sunday, 26 December 2004, an earthquake of Magnitude 9.1 occurred off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia (3.316°N, 95.854°E, depth 30km) (United States Geological Survey, 2015). It is the third largest earthquake in the world since 1900 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2015). It also resulted in serial other earthquake and a large Tsunami in South and Southeast Asia. There are not many casualties caused by the earthquake itself because the epicenter is

Apartheid was an ideology for the segregation of distinctive racial groups that was introduced in South Africa in 1948. At first, its aim was to have an “equal development and freedom of cultural expression,” (South African History Online, 2017). However, the Apartheid established a social system that forced people of different colors to live and develop separately instead. It undoubtedly impaired the blacks, which took up most of the population, only because they didn’t have the same skin color

Economic Costs of the 2004 Tsunami 3 months later – 10 years later Introduction Earthquakes and tsunami’s, these natural disasters cause more damage economically, environmentally, socially and mentally than any other natural disaster, even the words alone strike fear into the hearts of thousands of people all around the world. In December 26th, 2004 at approximately 8:50am, one of the biggest ever recorded earthquakes shook the ocean floor. Most earthquakes have a magnitude of 6.0 - 6.9, but this

fusion of some others. Traditional art, music and sport are put together in a art form called Pencak Silat. Balinese dances are stories about Hindu kingdoms and ancient Buddhist, Islamic art forms are present in Sumatra, mostly in the Minangkabau and Aceh regions. Western culture has significantly affected Indonesia in technology, science, and modernized entertainment such as television shows, music and movies, as well as political system and issuance. India has particularly influenced Indonesian films

earthquake claimed around 230,000 to 280,000 lives (estimates vary from around 230,000 to 280,000 dead with many more missing). On Boxing Day 2004, at around 0759 local time an earthquake measuring a magnitude between 9.1 and 9.3 struck under the sea near Aceh, North Indonesia.

In some parts of the VOC's territories, they did some missionary activities and "although by 1900 missionary activities had been established throughout the colony (except for Muslim regions such as Aceh and West Sumatra), the number of Christians had hardly increased compared to one hundred years before. Only two regions showed a major increase in the number of indigenous Protestants, to wit the Minahasa (North Sulawesi) and Tapanuli (North Sumatra)

Before the Portuguese got into the Indian ocean to begin maritime trade there was mainly land-based trading going on with the nations/countries around them and some maritime trade. As the countries began to trade more and more they all soon had the products that each country around them had to offer. That’s when the Portuguese decided to try and transform maritime trade.The Portuguese wanted the three g’s every country dreams of: God, Glory, and Gold. Although many Scholars would argue that the Portuguese

In the past three generations, the Asian elephant population has declined by 50%, leaving only around 20,000 to 40,000 left in the wild (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Staff). Despite Asian elephants unique characteristics, some people see them just as money. They’re willing to take away Asian elephants’ habitats and even their lives just for a profit. Many countries are working on changing this and hopefully conserving the Asian elephants we have left. Asian elephants have many different qualities

Indonesia went through crucial events in the last few centuries including the spread of Islamic faith and influence. The spreading started out from trades that happened between Indonesians and Arabians (Sousa). Religious laws and traditions have changed from the moment Islam spread in Indonesia. Architectural style and mandatory rules also changed. Islam also had an impact on Indonesia economically, such as on banking and financial products (Rama). Islamic culture expedited massive changes whether

In 2004, a devastating event occurred that would change the face of natural disasters forever. Early in the morning on December twenty-sixth, 2004, the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami began. While the event itself was not long in duration, the effects that it had on society and the Earth will last a lifetime. The Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, more commonly known as the Sumatran Earthquake or The Boxing Day Tsunami, caused catastrophic effects in the area, but also around the globe. The

Discourse on Human Rights raised during a variety of violence, repression and harassment against human life surfaced in the history of mankind. Totalitarian regimes in the modern age are not much different from the pattern of medieval and primitive leadership. At that time, man becomes an object of exploitation by other human beings. In this review I will explain the relationship between cultural relativism and feminism according to article Cultural relativist and Feminist critiques of International

JEMAAH ISLAMIAH INTRODUCTION 11th September 2001(or 9/11) has been significant date for Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) when Washington and New York were attacked by terrorist. The attacks have caused 2,996 casualties and at least USD10 billion of property and infrastructure damage excluded incalculable of fall of global market. The perpetrators of the attack turn out to be Arabs acting in the name of their religious faith. 9/11 marks something new whereby United States of America was able to

political ideals, and policies . With soft power-diplomacy-we can reduce the riot and change it become peaceful problem solve. There are several problems in the world that can solve by using diplomacy, like make a treaty. For example, GAM (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka) peace treaty. By using anarchy, GAM caused a lot of harm, so the government issued the millitary-hard power-to forced them, but still there was a resistance. Then after the tsunami, the government made a treaty as diplomacy way and succeeded

The first time this is brought up is when the Muslims asked the sultan for cannons to fend off the Portuguese. Many years after the Portuguese takeover, the Ruler of the Sultanate of Aceh wrote a letter requesting cannons to stop the Portuguese ships from attacking and taking their goods (Doc. 4). This proves how the Muslims needed reinforcements to even get close to stopping the Portuguese from raiding the ships to steal their cargo