The First Bali Bombing 2002: ‘Why did they do it to our Bali?’

Authors

  • Zifirdaus Adnan University of New England
  • Zulfi Mubarok Independent Scholar.

Keywords:

Bali Bombing, Bali, Terrorism,

Abstract

This paper constitutes some original research into a tragedy for many Westerners, with the instant deaths of nearly 90 Australians; as yet a largely neglected and so misunderstood example of a more localized jihad; and the musings of two Indonesian scholars long domiciled outside their native land who were able to conduct the most scholarly research into the event leading up to the bombing in Bali, Indonesian 2002. It presents a clarification of events leading to this tragedy and it seeks to explain to outside readers a brutal atrocity which was both shocking and bewildering.

Author Biographies

Zifirdaus Adnan, University of New England

Indonesian Section, School of Arts, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351.

Zulfi Mubarok, Independent Scholar.

Malang 65144, Indonesia.

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Published

2013-10-31

Issue

Vol. 28 (2013): Regional outreaches and reflections

Section

International and Comparative Studies

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