Editions - Inside Indonesia: The peoples and cultures of Indonesia

When there is no husband

2011-01-02T21:00:00+07:00

Indonesian marriage legislation and popular interpretations of Islam recognise only males as heads of families, resulting in discrimination against women who assume that role

Interpreting Islam for women

2011-01-03T21:00:00+07:00

For over two decades, Farha Ciciek has been at the forefront of efforts to promote understandings of Islam that advocate tolerance and justice for women

Living Islam

2011-01-04T21:00:00+07:00

Lies Marcoes Natsir believes Islam can be applied in daily life in a way that empowers women and enables gender equality

Shaping modern Muslim women

2011-01-05T21:00:00+07:00

Glossy magazines provide Islamic life-style guidance for middle class Muslim women which is more than skin deep

Pious and mobile

2011-01-06T21:00:00+07:00

Bandung’s women are more active in developing Islamic skills than the city’s men

Leading, healing, seeking

2011-01-07T21:00:00+07:00

Sufi women defy traditional beliefs about female spiritual inferiority

Chanting for piety

2011-01-08T21:00:00+07:00

Increasing numbers of Muslim women are joining zikir or religious chanting groups despite strong criticism from some quarters

Women and Islam

2011-01-10T06:37:55+07:00

Reformers, resisters and devotees show the diverse female faces of Indonesian Islam

Inspired by history

2011-01-01T21:00:00+07:00

Women in Aceh now have more opportunities to play public and political roles, but they still face many obstacles

Standing up for morals

2010-12-31T21:00:00+07:00