Women and Sharia Law in Northern Indonesia - Local Women''s Ngos and the Reform of Islamic Law in Aceh

This book examines the lives 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. They have responded by forming non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that have shaped local discourse on women's rights, equality and status in Islam, enabling women to take active roles in influencing processes of democratisation and Islamisation. 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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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

Summary

This book examines the lives 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.

Product details

• Authors: Dina Afrianty, Afrianty Dina
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.03.2015
• EAN: 9781138819368
• ISBN: 978-1-138-81936-8
• No. of pages: 202
• Series: ASAA Women in Asia Series
• Subjects: Guides; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, International Law, Religion: general, South East Asia, Feminism & feminist theory, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Gender studies: women, Feminism and feminist theory, Gender studies: women and girls, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General