Defending Women in The North

Saraiyah assists women and children in North Lombok, facing the very strong patriarchal tradition of the Sasak tribe.

Mahardika Satria Hadi

December 26, 2022

IT was a sunny Friday morning at the beach of Lokoq Buaq hamlet in Sukadana village, Bayan subdstrict, North Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara. A group of women were running towards the shoreline, welcoming an approaching fishing boat. As soon as the boat reached the shore, the women flanked each side of the boat then lifted it away from the water.

As a reward for the women who helped lift his boat, the fisherman prepared fish to share. How man

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