An Arabic-Javanese writing system used by scholars during wartime is at risk of being forgotten. Pegon is an Arabic-Javanese writing system that was used by Javanese Islamic scholars during ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Yogyakarta Cultural Agency launches a book documenting ancient scripts of Nyaogyakarta gending (Javanese traditional music). Entitled ‘Wiled Berdangga Laras Slendro’, the book was ...

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Two copies of Menak Amir Hamza, the Javanese story of Amir Hamza, the uncle of the prophet Muhammad, are now available online through the Javanese Manuscripts from Yogyakarta Digitisation Project. The ...

Participants from Yogyakarta and surrounding cities gathered in Sleman from May 24–25, 2025, to explore effective methods and digital tools to promote the Javanese language. Javanese is the largest ...