Nursyirwan Effendi is not wealthy—not in terms of money, that is. Still, in his community many people see him as blessed with good fortune. Why? “I have four daughters,” he said, beaming, on a recent ...

For the last century, historians, anthropologists and other scholars have searched both human history and the continents to find a matriarchy—a society where the power was in the hands of women, not ...

Editor’s note: Quotes have been edited for clarity. The Minangkabau are an anthropological wonder. The world’s largest matrilineal society with a population the size of Los Angeles, its people sprawl ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - International flights serving Padang-Kuala Lumpur route and vice versa are scheduled to resume at Minangkabau International Airport (BIM) starting October 1, 2022, after being ...

Photographer Susan Schulman captures everyday life in the world’s largest matrilineal society. In an obscure, devoutly Muslim ethnic group in Indonesia called the Minangkabau, women are revered—and ...

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - West Sumatra’s Minangkabau International Airport resumed normal operation on Saturday, December 23, starting at 05:54. The airport was previously closed for operation due to Mount ...

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Does matriarchy exist? Peggy Reeves Sanday says yes. For two decades, Ms. Sanday, a professor of anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, has been studying gender in West Sumatra, Indonesia. In ...

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