1st Edition
Women and Sharia Law in Northern Indonesia Local Women's NGOs and the Reform of Islamic Law in Aceh
By Dina Afrianty
Copyright 2015
204 Pages
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Routledge
202 Pages
by
Routledge
202 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Introduction 1. Women's Movements in Muslim Societies 2. Women and the Implementation of Islamic Law in Aceh 3. Gender and Women's Movements in Aceh 4. Conversation on Equality and Rights 5. MISPI, Agency, Identity, and the Reform of Islamic law in Aceh Conclusion
Biography
Dina Afrianty is a researcher at the Institute for Religion, Politics and Society, Australian Catholic University and affiliated with Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, Indonesia
