Santri, Sexuality and Information Technology (IT)

Focus, Edition 50  Santri, Sexuality and Information Technology (IT) by: AD. Kusumaningtyas “Sanitary napkins contain chemicals should be withdrawn from market,” an exclamation spread out in...

Women and Jihad in the Hadith Narration (Part I)

By: Badriyah Fayumi In the literature of hadith and the history of the Prophet Muhammad, women participated jihad in many aspects of life. It is...

Questioning Adolescent Pregnancy and Generation Quality

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 08:06 Nur Achmad, MA Marriage as Sunnatullah (Law of Nature)  Indeed, human was created by Allah swt in the most perfect form...

Women’s Education for the Enlightment of Civilization : Exploring from the...

By:  Nur Achmad Acknowledgement  Injustices, discrimination, violence with all kind of its derivation which had been experienced by women still commonly happen. One of the preserving...

Affirmation of the Prophet on the Rights of Women

At first, discussions about women's issues is a discussion about Islam itself. In principle, almost all scholars agreed on the equality of men and...

On the Secret (Sirri) Marriage

By KH. Muhyiddin Abdushomad Question: Assalamu alaikum wr. wb.  Dear Kyai, how does Islam view about the sirri marriage (unregistered marriage—literally in Bahasa called ‘nikah sirri’)? Some...

Protection of the Ancestry : Family Planning in Hadith Perspective

By : Nur Achmad Acknowledgement  Our world now is inhabited by around 7 billion people. China become the first rank in the number of population which...

The Rising of Teens Pregnancy: Who’s Wrong?

Focus, Edition 43 The Rising of Teens Pregnancy: Who’s Wrong? By: AD. Kusumaningtyas Lara (not her real name), just turned 16 years old. But, the teenage girl...

Support of Islam in the Empowerment of Women Head of Household

Religious understanding about male leadership in the family often becomes a real constraint strengthening women headed families. In data released PEKKA in 2005 for...

How to Discuss Sexuality

The interesting one in the Quranic verses regarding sexuality is the strong emphasis on ethics or morals in addressing reproductive organs, whether belonging to...