Simona Sienkiewicz, MA, received her B.A. and M.A. in both International Relations and Asian Studies at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow. She also studied Islamic Studies at the Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah in Jakarta and it boosted her interest about religious and ethnic issues in Indonesia. Currently, she is preparing a PhD dissertation about the dialogue between internal migrants and indigenous people in Seram Island, Indonesia. Her research is funded by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education under the Diamond Grant program awarded to the most promising young researchers in the country. Besides her project, she is also interested in transmigration to Eastern Indonesia, the rights of ethnic minorities and the empowerment of woman in traditional societies. E-mail: sim.sienkiewicz@gmail.com.
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