Ismail Muhammad

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Story Editor, The New York Times Magazine at The New York Times

Articles

Expanded Opportunities, Stricter Rules Under OJK's New Regulation

1 month ago | lexology.com | Ahmad Fikri Assegaf |Indira Yustikania |Ismail Muhammad

The Financial Services Authority (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan or “OJK”) has issued OJK Regulation No. 40 of 2024 on Information Technology Based Collective Funding Services (“New Regulation”), bringing significant changes to the peer-to-peer ("P2P") lending landscape in Indonesia. Effective 27 December 2024, the New Regulation replaces OJK Regulation No. 10/POJK.05/2022 on Information Technology Based Collective Funding Services (“Previous Regulation”).
Indonesia Updates Rules for Foreign Currency from Natural Resources Exports with New Regulation

1 month ago | lexology.com | Tunggul Purusa Utomo |Indira Yustikania |Ismail Muhammad |Nazly Parlindungan Siregar |Budi Herdiyanto

Starting 1 March 2025, a new regulation, Government Regulation No. 8 of 2025 (“New Regulation“), changes the rules for how natural resources exporters must manage their foreign currency earnings, known as DHE SDA (devisa hasil ekspor sumber daya alam, or foreign exchange proceeds from natural resources). This new rule updates Government Regulation No. 36 of 2023 (“2023 Regulation“), which we discussed in our previous client alert (click here to read).
The Comedian Looking for Something All of America Can Laugh At

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Ismail Muhammad

Partway through his latest special, "Lonely Flowers," the comedian Roy Wood Jr. tells the story of the time he accidentally hired a white photographer. Or, as he corrects himself, he hired a photographer who he did not think would be white until he showed up. Whenever he travels to a city for a gig, he explains, artists who live there reach out to him to offer their services.
OJK Encourages Productive Loan in New Peer-to-Peer Implementing Regulation: What is the Impact for Businesses?

Jan 9, 2024 | lexology.com | Indira Yustikania |Ismail Muhammad

In November 2023, Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority or OJK (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan) introduced a new implementing regulation on peer-to-peer or P2P lending (which itself is regulated by OJK Regulation No. 10/POJK.05/2022 on Information Technology-Based Collective Financing Services (“P2P Regulation”).
Why Are We Obsessed With the Destruction of L.A.?

Sep 12, 2023 | nytimes.com | Ismail Muhammad

A video appeared to show Dodger Stadium in ruins. Was it a religious sign, climate disaster or something else entirely? The clip is short - about 30 seconds - yet it evokes an entire Hollywood history. Posted to Los Angeles Dodgers Aerial Photography, a little-followed account on X, formerly known as Twitter, it opens on an out-of-focus shot of Dodger Stadium, filmed through a rain-slicked helicopter window. The rhythmic thump of propellers is the only sound we hear.
Book Review: ‘Dark Days: Fugitive Essays,’ by Roger Reeves

Aug 1, 2023 | nytimes.com | Ismail Muhammad |Roger Reeves |Graywolf Press

Book Review|Is There a Right Way to Talk About Black Culture? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/books/review/dark-days-roger-reeves.htmlNonfictionIn the essay collection “Dark Days,” Roger Reeves tries to sidestep mainstream arguments to engage deeply with the way people actually live and think.
Black Men Don’t Do Therapy. Or So I Thought.

May 18, 2023 | nytimes.com | Ismail Muhammad

Magazine|Black Men Don’t Do Therapy. Or So I Thought. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/magazine/therapy-black-men.htmlIn 10th grade, a Jewish kid who had just gained admission to the high school I attended — a magnet school established to combat racial segregation by admitting students from across Los Angeles — showed up in my Japanese class.
The Most Disturbing Thing About Jordan Neely’s Killing

May 12, 2023 | nytimes.com | Ismail Muhammad

ScreenlandIt was all so calm and unhurried. Sometimes, somehow, the fear of violence shakes people more than violence itself. Send any friend a storyAs a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Credit...Photo illustration by Vanessa SabaAt the opening of the video, the audio is strangely muffled.
The Artist Mark Bradford Is Finally Ready to Go There

Apr 19, 2023 | nytimes.com | Ismail Muhammad

Magazine|The Artist Mark Bradford Is Finally Ready to Go Therehttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/magazine/mark-bradford-art.htmlThere’s probably no way, in a town as basketball crazy as Los Angeles, for a six-foot preteen Black boy to avoid unwanted attention. When the artist Mark Bradford turned 12 or so and shot up to nearly his current height — he stands at a gangly 6-foot-8, with a body reminiscent of Kevin Durant’s — he drew a scrutiny he wasn’t used to.
Book Review: ‘Culture: The Story of Us, From Cave Art to K-Pop,’ by Martin Puchner

Feb 7, 2023 | nytimes.com | Ismail Muhammad

Book Review|Culture as a Centuries-Long Game of Telephonehttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/books/review/culture-martin-puchner.htmlNonfictionMartin Puchner’s new book is a forceful rebuke to those who argue that culture can be owned by groups, nations, religions or races. Send any friend a storyAs a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.