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Teaching Beyond the Ashes November 17, 2010 by Amy Ahearn I arrived in Jakarta late last week for an alumni conference for the Indonesian and Malaysian teachers who have completed the International Leaders in Education Program.	Radio Talk Shows Promote Education Reform in Indonesia November 5, 2010 by Sarah Dye In Sulawesi, Indonesia, one devoted English teacher recorded and broadcast a series of radio talk shows to promote new teaching methods among his peers.
Acting Together, Performing Peace October 7, 2010 by Susie Armitage Art can be a transformative force for healing – and for turning would-be soldiers into ambassadors for peace.	A Tour of Indonesia's Street Food October 5, 2010 I recently got back from a two week trip in Indonesia, where I was doing research on civil society, religious tolerance, conflict mitigation, women's rights, youth issues, and technology.
TEA/ILEP Alumni Small Grant Award Recipients Announced September 20, 2010 by Sarah Dye IREX is pleased to announce the recipients of the TEA/ILEP Alumni Small Grants competition for the Fall 2010 cycle.	The Line Between Conflict and Incidences of Violence September 20, 2010 by Katie Sheketoff I’m in Indonesia this week, and through conversations with representatives of NGOs, multilateral institutions, and random taxi drivers, I have been thinking a lot about the line between conflict and incidences of violence.
People-centric Conflict Resolution August 9, 2010 One of my college professors was an Israeli member in low-level peace talks, in his case focused on the transportation link between Gaza and the West Bank. He told me a great story of particularly heated conversations with his Palestinian counterpart during discussions in Rome, and leaving the room feeling such anger and frustration that he didn’t think he could speak with the man again.	After Conflict, Youth Use Theater to Bridge Differences in Indonesia November 6, 2009 by Susie Armitage Budi’s* friend was shot in the head, one of thousands of lives lost to the sectarian violence that has scarred Indonesia over the past decade. After the tragedy, Budi’s neighborhood in Ambon fractured on religious lines. The teenager, who is Christian, would not associate with Muslims and was trained by a militant group to use arms. Today, Budi is using a new weapon to wage war on the conflict itself: the stage.
Indonesian Teacher Passes New Skills to Thousands of Peers March 28, 2008 Within six months of completing an intensive, in-service teacher training program in the United States, Indonesian English Teacher Yuna Kadarisman set out to share her experience and new teaching methodologies with hundreds of her peers in the South Sulawesi province of Indonesia, an area with limited professional development opportunities and resources for teachers.