Women And Sharia Law In Northern Indonesia

Author : Dina Afrianty
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317592501

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Women and Sharia Law in Northern Indonesia by Dina Afrianty Pdf

This book examines the life of women in the Indonesian province of Aceh, where Islamic law was introduced in 1999. It outlines how women have had to face the formalisation of conservative understandings of sharia law in regulations and new state institutions over the last decade or so, how they have responded to this, forming non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that have shaped local discourse on women’s rights, equality and status in Islam, and how these NGOs have strategised, demanded reform, and enabled Acehnese women to take active roles in influencing the processes of democratisation and Islamisation that are shaping the province. The book shows that although the formal introduction of Islamic law in Aceh has placed restrictions on women’s freedom, paradoxically it has not prevented them from engaging in public life. It argues that the democratisation of Indonesia, which allowed Islamisation to occur, continues to act as an important factor shaping Islamisation’s current trajectory; that the introduction of Islamic law has motivated women’s NGOs and other elements of civil society to become more involved in wider discussions about the future of sharia in Aceh; and that Indonesia’s recent decentralisation policy and growing local Islamism have enabled the emergence of different religious and local adat practices, which do not necessarily correspond to overall national trends.

Author : John Bowen,Arskal Salim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004386297

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Women and Property Rights in Indonesian Islamic Legal Contexts by John Bowen,Arskal Salim Pdf

In this volume, eight scholars of Indonesian Islam examine women’s access to property in law courts and in village settings. The chapters go beyond the world of legal and scriptural texts to ask how women in fact fare at critical moments of marriage, divorce, and death.

Author : Syafiq Hasyim
Publisher : Equinox Publishing
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789793780191

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Understanding Women in Islam by Syafiq Hasyim Pdf

Understanding Women in Islam: An Indonesian Perspective critically explores gender-biased discourse within Islamic jurisprudence. It also elucidates matters seldom discussed in the Qu'ran and proposes a way out from the current methodological deadlock regarding women's position in Islam. SYAFIQ HASYIM is an analyst for issues on women in Islam, political Islam and Islamic radicalism, and currently Deputy Director of ICIP (International Centre for Islam and Pluralism) in Jakarta.

Author : Kurniawati Hastuti Dewi
Publisher : NUS Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789971698423

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Indonesian Women and Local Politics by Kurniawati Hastuti Dewi Pdf

In an important social change, female Muslim political leaders in Java have enjoyed considerable success in direct local elections following the fall of Suharto in Indonesia. Indonesian Women and Local Politics shows that Islam, gender, and social networks have been decisive in their political victories. Islamic ideas concerning female leadership provide a strong religious foundation for their political campaigns. However, their approach to women's issues shows that female leaders do not necessarily adopt a woman's perspectives when formulating policies. This new trend of Muslim women in politics will continue to shape the growth and direction of democratization in local politics in post-Suharto Indonesia and will color future discourse on gender, politics, and Islam in contemporary Southeast Asia.

Author : Arskal Salim,Azyumardi Azra
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Indonesia
ISBN : 9789812301871

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Shari'a and Politics in Modern Indonesia by Arskal Salim,Azyumardi Azra Pdf

After the fall of President Soeharto, there have been heightened attempts by certain groups of Muslims to have sharia (Islamic law) implemented by the state. Even though this burning issue is not new, it has further divided Indonesian Muslims. The introduction of Islamic law would also affect the future of multi-cultural and multi-religious Indonesia. So far, however, the introduction of sharia nationwide has been opposed by the majority of Indonesian Muslims. This book gives an overview of sharia from post-Independence in 1945 to the most recent developments in Indonesia at the start of the new millennium.

Author : Irma Riyani
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000221817

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Islam, Women's Sexuality and Patriarchy in Indonesia by Irma Riyani Pdf

This book explores the intimate marital relationships of Indonesian Muslim married women. As well as describing and analysing their sexual relationships, the book also investigates how Islam influences discourses of sexuality in Indonesia, and in particular how Islamic teachings affect Muslim married women’s perceptions and behaviour in their sexual relationships with their husbands. Based on extensive original research, the book reveals that Muslim women perceive marriage as a social, cultural, and religious obligation that they need to fulfil; that they realise that finding an ideal marriage partner is complicated, with some having the opportunity for a long courtship and others barely knowing their partner prior to marriage; and that there is a strong tendency, with some exceptions, for women to consider a sexual relationship in marriage as their duty and their husband’s right. Religious and cultural discourses justify and support this view and consider refusal a sin (dosa) or taboo (pamali). Both discourses emphasise obedience towards husbands in marriage.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781134118830

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Gender, Islam and Democracy in Indonesia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Noorhaidi Hasan,Fritz Schulze
Publisher : Harrassowitz
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Civil rights (Islamic law)
ISBN : 3447105127

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Indonesian and German Views on the Islamic Legal Discourse on Gender and Civil Rights by Noorhaidi Hasan,Fritz Schulze Pdf

Indonesian and German Views on the Islamic Legal Discourse on Gender and Civil Rights addresses current issues and discourses on gender equality and civil rights in Indonesia and Germany. Contributions to this volume delve into the legal status of Muslim women by reference to the rights to freedom from discrimination and of Muslim minority groups facing the issue of criminalization of apostasy. Despite its focus on issues related to Indonesia and Indonesian Islam, this volume also covers parallel developments and discourses in and on other countries and societies such as Iranian, Lebanese, Malaysian and German. Employing manifold perspectives and approaches, including theology, social sciences, discourse studies, and science of law, it sets out to contribute to our understanding of Islamic gender discourse and relevant legal issues among Muslims across the world. The authors include leading scholars of Germany and Indonesia, reporting researches on different but interrelated topics. Contributors are Irene Schneider, Fritz Schulze, Imen Gallala-Arndt, Friederike Wapler, Claudia Derichs, Gunnar Duttge, Noorhaidi Hasan, Hamim Ilyas, Syafiq Hasyim, Saifuddin, Siti Ruhaini Dzuhayatin, Muhrisun Afandi.

Author : Pieternella van Doorn-Harder
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780252092718

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Women Shaping Islam by Pieternella van Doorn-Harder Pdf

In the United States, precious little is known about the active role Muslim women have played for nearly a century in the religious culture of Indonesia, the largest majority-Muslim country in the world. While much of the Muslim world excludes women from the domain of religious authority, the country's two leading Muslim organizations--Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama (NU)--have created enormous networks led by women who interpret sacred texts and exercise powerful religious influence. In Women Shaping Islam, Pieternella van Doorn-Harder explores the work of these contemporary women leaders, examining their attitudes toward the rise of radical Islamists; the actions of the authoritarian Soeharto regime; women's education and employment; birth control and family planning; and sexual morality. Ultimately, van Doorn-Harder reveals the many ways in which Muslim women leaders understand and utilize Islam as a significant force for societal change; one that ultimately improves the economic, social, and psychological condition of women in Indonesian society.

Author : Kate O'Shaughnessy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134023561

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Gender, State and Social Power in Contemporary Indonesia by Kate O'Shaughnessy Pdf

This book examines gender, state and social power in Indonesia, focusing in particular on state regulation of divorce from 1965 to 2005 and its impact on women. Indonesia experienced high divorce rates in the 1950s and 1960s, followed by a remarkable decline. Already falling divorce rates were reinforced by the 1974 Marriage Law, which for the first time regulated marriage for both Muslim and non-Muslim Indonesians and restricted access to divorce. This law defined the roles of men and women in Indonesian society, vesting household leadership with husbands and the management of the household with wives. Drawing on a wide selection of primary sources, including court records, legal codes, newspaper reports, fiction, interviews and case studies, this book provides a detailed historical account of this period of important social change, exploring fully the impact and operation of state regulation of divorce, including the New Order government’s aims in enacting this legal framework, its effects in practice and how it was utilised by citizens (both men and women) to advance their own agendas. It argues that the Marriage Law was a tool of social control enacted by the New Order government in response to the social upheaval and protests experienced in the mid 1970s. However, it also shows that state power was not hegemonic: it was both contested and co-opted by citizens, with men and women enjoying different degrees of autonomy from the state. This book explores all of these issues, providing important insights on the nature of the New Order regime, social power and gender relations, both during the years of its rule and since its collapse.

Author : M. B. Hooker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015073617600

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Indonesian Syariah by M. B. Hooker Pdf

Discusses the creation a national school of Islamic law in Indonesia. Presents a complex range of references for syariah including the formal structures of a 'new fiqh', philosophies of law, transmissions of syariah through tertiary curricula and the Friday sermon in mosques, a bureaucratic form for conducting the Hajj, and contemporary debates on syariah values as expressions of public morality.

Author : Bianca J. Smith,Mark Woodward
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136024405

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Gender and Power in Indonesian Islam by Bianca J. Smith,Mark Woodward Pdf

The traditional Islamic boarding schools known as pesantren are crucial centres of Muslim learning and culture within Indonesia, but their cultural significance has been underexplored. This book is the first to explore understandings of gender and Islam in pesantren and Sufi orders in Indonesia. By considering these distinct but related Muslim gender cultures in Java, Lombok and Aceh, the book examines the broader function of pesantren as a force for both redefining existing modes of Muslim subjectivity and cultivating new ones. It demonstrates how, as Muslim women rise to positions of power and authority in this patriarchal domain, they challenge and negotiate "normative" Muslim patriarchy while establishing their own Muslim "authenticity." The book goes on to question the comparison of Indonesian Islam with the Arab Middle East, challenging the adoption of expatriate and diasporic Middle Eastern Muslim feminist discourses and secular western feminist analyses in Indonesian contexts. Based on extensive fieldwork, the book explores configurations of female leadership, power, feminisms and sexuality to reveal multiple Muslim selves in pesantren and Sufi orders, not only as centres of learning, but also as social spaces in which the interplay of gender, politics, status, power and piety shape the course of life.

Author : Minako Sakai,Samina Yasmeen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351360593

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Narratives of Muslim Womanhood and Women's Agency by Minako Sakai,Samina Yasmeen Pdf

Portrayals of Islamic teachings in mass media, often present Muslim women as victims of patriarchal norms. Often covered in a full veil, and without individuality, they tend to be depicted using a monochrome image, across Muslim countries and regions. It does not portray the social reality and expectations of Muslim women, which are in fact diverse and contextual. This book consists of articles that attempt to answer the question, are Muslim women merely passive objects in constructing their role, despite the spread of social media and the Internet, the increased demands of earning disposable income for their families, and their migration to non-Muslim countries around the world? It closely examines women’s agency in negotiating their role in Muslim-majority societies and in new places of settlement (Australia). These articles analyse Muslim women’s narratives in a wide range of economic, political, social and cultural milieu and their relationship to identity construction and portrayal in the new millennium. This volume was originally published as a special issue of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations.

Author : Kathryn May Robinson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis US
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Indonesia
ISBN : UOM:39015079153394

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Gender, Islam, and Democracy in Indonesia by Kathryn May Robinson Pdf

Exploring the relationship between gender, religion and political action in Indonesia, this book examines the patterns of gender orders that have prevailed in recent history.

Author : Christen Broecker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Human rights
ISBN : OCLC:688490007

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Policing Morality by Christen Broecker Pdf

"Aceh, alone among Indonesia's provinces, has been explicitly authorized by national law to adopt local Sharia laws. While supporters say such laws should promote social welfare and communal harmony, two such laws are being used to deny many people the right to make personal decisions central to the conduct of their lives and the expression of their faith, identity, and morals. One of the laws prohibits 'seclusion, ' whereby it is a criminal offence in certain circumstances for unmarried individuals of opposite genders to associate together. The other imposes public dress requirements on all Muslims; while the dress law is gender-neutral on its face, in practice it imposes far more onerous restrictions on women than on men. Policing Morality documents the experiences of individuals in Aceh who have been accused of violating these two laws. It demonstrates how the laws violate Indonesia's constitutional protections for basic rights as well as international human rights law. The report also documents recent cases in which the Sharia police, regular police, and private individuals have enforced the laws in an abusive fashion. The laws are applied arbitrarily and selectively, and particularly affect women, the poor, and youths. Several suspects have been beaten or tortured. Policing Morality urges Indonesian and Acehnese authorities to repeal the two laws and ensure that all local regulations in force throughout Indonesia, including those purportedly based on Islam, comply with Indonesia's human rights obligations."--Page 4 of cover.