Building Pesantren and Madrasah with Reproductive Health Literacy
by: Nyai Hj. Mahmudah Achmad
Is it taboo to talk about reproductive health and sexuality? For me, its not, also for the santri in Darul...
Fundamentalism: Violence against women
By Enik Maslahah *
I remember when my fellow members of Fatayat NU Yogyakarta participating in the interfaith prayer cultural event, in Kotagede, Yogyakarta (9/2013)...
Asghar Ali Engineer: Because Revelation is Not Contradictory with Reason
By: Risma Hikmawati
Born in an elite religious community milieu which later on so close with the gross exploitation in the name of religion, make...
Reading Religious Text in Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd’s Style
By : Maman Abdurrahman
Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd is not a strange name in the eyes of progressive thinkers in Indonesia. He is known with...
Encouraging Teen’s Access to Sex and Reproductive Health Service
By: Muvitasari
Halimah, female, 17 years old, unmarried, and is a mother. She lives in a village and had ever earned education in a high...
Mairil : From Imam Syafi’i until Robert K. Merton
By : Muhyiddin Depe
For some people, talking about mairil is a taboo. How come, talking about mairil means talking about pesantren (boarding school). While...
Zero Tolerance for Dating Violence
By: Ni’matin Khomsiyah
In a village in the southern area of Pati, there is a culture that when a girl is engaged to her fiancée,...
Poligamy in the Qur’anic Reading of Muhammad Syahrur
by: Eka Julaiha
The scientific Islamic repertoire was added by phenomenal book al-Kitab wa Alqur’an: Qira’ah Mu’asirah written by Muhammad Syahrur that brought out scientific...
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...
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...