Fundamentalist Religious Views which are Androcentric, Patriarchal and Sexist

Inayah Rochmaniyah, PhD.: Fundamentalist Religious Views which are Androcentric, Patriarchal and Sexist Inayah Rochmaniyah, PhD., is a lecturer in the Faculty of Usuluddin and Islamic Thought...

Nyai Khoiriyah Hasyim: Pioneer of Women Educators in Pesantren

By: Rika Iffati Farihah In the part of conclusion of her article entitled “The Main Points of Lecture on the Understanding Among Madzahib (Islamic Schools...

Men Need to be involved in Gender Transformation Efforts

Jackie Viemilawati :  Men Need to be involved in Gender Transformation Efforts The second speaker, I Gusti Agung Ayu Jackie Viemilawati, is a Balinese-Javanese woman who...

Let’s Get Back to the Ultimate Goal of Marriage

By Leli Nurohmah The writer has interviewed several women in regard to the issues of marriage. The answers given are diverse, among others: "For me,...

Sharing the Roles During Pandemic COVID-19

By: Yulianti Muthmainnah Marriage is a negosiation all the time. The two individuals which previously lives separately, become lives together to build a family. A...

Musdah Mulia, the Reformist Muslima

Image: beritagar.id/ Bismo Agung   By Pera Soparianti and Sari Narulita Musdah Mulia is an intellectual and activist focusing on various social justice issues, particularly women’s rights issues. She is...

Is KB an ‘Obligation’ For Women?

by: Neng Hannah Mat (a pseudonym), admitted having a conflict with her husband after giving birth to two daughters from their marriage. Her husband...

Nur Rofiah: the Initiator of Substantive Justice for...

By: Pera Soparianti and Tia Istianah Nur Rofi’ah is a woman scholar of the Quranic Exegesis who teaches in the postgraduate program of Perguruan...

The phenomenon of violence against women

Opinion The world has witnessed how women have been victimized by various atrocities. One form of the atrocities is violence against women. It can be...

Female Circumcision in the Local Tradition

by: Ala’i Nadjib  Circumcision in the Javanese coastal language, the district of Jepara-Pati-Rembang and surrounding areas, is often referred in term nyelamake. Not knowing the...