Banda Aceh

Cafe owned and run by women, for women, in Indonesia’s most conservative province, Aceh

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Cafe owned and run by women, for women, in Indonesia’s most conservative province, Aceh

Qurrata Ayuni owns what she claims is the only woman-run cafe in the capital of Indonesia’s most conservative province. The 28-year-old opened Morning Mama in 2023 to create a space that caters to women in Banda Aceh, known as the city of 1,001 coffee shops. She and her baristas provide an alternative to rowdy, smoke-filled … Read more

20 years after the tsunami: Aceh, Indonesia’s strict Muslim province, is opening up to the world, with arty cafes and ATMs that take Visa, Mastercard

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20 years after the tsunami: Aceh, Indonesia’s strict Muslim province, is opening up to the world, with arty cafes and ATMs that take Visa, Mastercard

Beside me and this 2004 Boxing Day tsunami survivor, the massive Kapal Apung barge looms above what was once a neighbourhood in the city of Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia’s westernmost province, Aceh. The Kapal Apung barge in Banda Aceh is now a museum. Photo: Marco Ferrarese On that fateful day, waves more than … Read more