Julia Suryakusuma
The writer is the author of Julia’s Jihad.

IN 2007 I was invited to participate in the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, as one of four panelists for the final session. I was very happy to do so, as the three other panelists were fellow writers known for their own distinguished writing styles and careers. One of them was Shashi Tharoor of the movie-star yummy looks. He is a prolific novelist, columnist and journalist, as we