The 7th and 8th Interfaith Dialogues, in 2022 and 2023 respectively, held by the Indonesian Embassy in The Hague in partnership with the NICMCR, had ‘Decolonisation’ as their theme. This year, at the 10th Interfaith Dialogue, the 2025 NICMCR Annual Event, is linked to the commemoration of the Asia-Africa Conference in Bandung in 1955. Being […]
NICMCR Joint Research Project 2025-2027 This year, the NICMCR is launching a Joint Research Project which will run until 2027. Implemented by the three working groups or Pokja’s, the project will cover research from a decolonial perspective. In an ever-changing world, we are witnessing a growing awareness among developing countries of their own, non-imposed norms […]
Andi Misbahul PratiwiPhD Student, University of Leeds, UK On November 28, 2024, the Gender and Religion Working Group of the Netherlands-Indonesia Consortium for Muslim-Christian Relations (NICMCR) hosted a virtual discussion titled Women in Ecological Crisis: Defenders of Nature. This event brought together experts, activists, researchers, and the public to explore the critical role of women […]
Explore the powerful stories of women safeguarding nature. Documentary photographer, National Geographic Explorer, and anthropologist Sanne Derks will present her striking visual project on Amazonian women fighting to defend their lands in Ecuador—the only country where nature is constitutionally granted rights. Uli Arta Siagian (WALHI) will also shed light on the environmental struggles in Sulawesi […]
Open Dialogue on ‘Religion in Political Polarization: Currents in the Netherlands and Indonesia’ June Beckx In recent years, Indonesia and the Netherlands have seen increasing polarization along similar patterns: the populism of controversial figures who later emerged victorious in parliamentary elections in the Netherlands and presidential elections in Indonesia. In the Netherlands, strong (anti-) religious […]
