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Women and Sharia Law in Northern Indonesia - Local Women's NGOs and the Reform of Islamic Law in Aceh (Hardcover)
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Women and Sharia Law in Northern Indonesia - Local Women's NGOs and the Reform of Islamic Law in Aceh (Hardcover)
Series: ASAA Women in Asia Series
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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 on women's rights, equality and status in
Islam, and how these NGOs have strategised, demanded reform, and
enabled Acehnese women to take active roles in influencing the
processes of democratisation and Islamisation that are shaping the
province. 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. It argues that the democratisation of Indonesia, which
allowed Islamisation to occur, continues to act as an important
factor shaping Islamisation's current trajectory; that the
introduction of Islamic law has motivated women's NGOs and other
elements of civil society to become more involved in wider
discussions about the future of sharia in Aceh; and that
Indonesia's recent decentralisation policy and growing local
Islamism have enabled the emergence of different religious and
local adat practices, which do not necessarily correspond to
overall national trends.
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