Inul Daratista is the biggest pop music sensation in Indonesia today. Television ratings go up when she performs, and politicians are seeking her support for the 2004 elections. But Inul's ...

Trying to get into an Inul Daratista show is like trying to storm the ramparts of Helm’s Deepit’s musty, dark, smoky, crowded and the mob seems possessed by a demonic, or at least lascivious, force.

The klieg lights dimmed. The crowd roared: "Inul! Inul!" The petite, sensuous singer emerged in a lavender and pink cling-wrap jumpsuit, looked at her audience and teased: "Are you ready to be drilled ...

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Perhaps out of respect, Inul Daratista initiated a meeting in 2003 to seek reconciliation with Rhoma Irama, at the notoriously haughty dangdut legend’s studio. What came after was a blur of rumors, ...

Below is an excerpt from "My Friend the Fanatic: Travels with a Radical Islamist," by Sadanand Dhume, published in April, 2009 by Skyhorse Publishing. In Jakarta I lived in an apartment complex called ...

EVERYONE agrees that she is a marvellous dancer. Inul Daratista gyrates her hips and legs with increasing speed until her body becomes a blur of movement that sends her fans into raptures. She sings ...

Indonesians have a new idol - a hip-swinging singer who's gyrated her way into fame, fortune, and a whole lot of trouble. Inul Daratista has achieved the level of success where a second name becomes ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- With tears in her eyes, the pretty young nightclub singer saw the curtain coming down on her brief stardom, packed up her purple Spandex catsuits and prepared to return to the ...

KUALA LUMPUR - Indonesia’s dangdut queen Inul Daratista’s performances have always mesmerised audiences and at 46, she shows no signs of slowing down. The singer, whose real name is Ainul Rokhimah, ...