As everyone knows, Ramadan (or Ramadhan here) is in full swing now. For most Muslims, that means a month of puasa: abstention from eating, drinking, and sex during daylight hours and from anger, jealousy, and other negative emotions all day long.
It also means that Indonesian media highlight dominant Islamic values more than during other periods. For example, some pop musicians make religious recordings to release at Ramadan, and strictly religious performers might get more airplay. I recently saw several music videos of such songs while on a train trip across Java, and they gave me a new view of how Muslims here might think of their faith as one of love and kindness.
A fine example is “Jalan Lurus” (‘The Straight Road’), sung by Gita Gutawa:
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