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National 7 years ago

Female Islamic clerics call for unity ahead of elections

Women ulema from across Indonesia are calling on all parties to uphold unity ahead of the elections.

Opinion 8 years ago

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Reinterpreting Islam: First the female clerics, now the feminists

In the spirit of Ramadhan, Jurnal Perempuan, Indonesia’s oldest feminist journal, is also engaging in the study of Islam in its KAFFE series.

National 8 years ago

UNICEF praises pro-women ulema recommendation against child marriage

UNICEF has welcomed a recommendation by the Indonesian Women’s Ulema Congress to end child marriage and to raise the legal marriage age for girls from 16 to 18.

National 8 years ago

Women clerics: environmental destruction is 'haram'

Muslim clerics have issued a fatwa, declaring the destruction of nature for the sake of economic development as haram, or forbidden under Islamic law, because it can trigger social and economic imbalances

National 8 years ago

Avoiding child marriage ‘mandatory’

An 11-year-old girl was raped years ago by her own grandfather, who also played the role of muezzin (caller to prayer) in his community.

Editorial 8 years ago

PREMIUM
EDITORIAL: Women ulema for the world

The gathering was the radicalism we need — “amplifying the voice of women ulema, asserting values of Islam, nationhood and humanity,” as the title of the international seminar preceding the congress said.

National 8 years ago

Sexual violence between married couples haram, clerics say

Female Muslim clerics attending an Indonesian women's ulema congress in Cirebon, West Java, issued on Thursday a fatwa that says sexual violence is haram (forbidden under Islamic law), even if it occurs between married couples.

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female-clerics

Female Islamic clerics call for unity ahead of elections

PREMIUM Reinterpreting Islam: First the female clerics, now the feminists

UNICEF praises pro-women ulema recommendation against child marriage

Women clerics: environmental destruction is 'haram'

Avoid­ing child mar­riage ‘manda­tory’

PREMIUM EDITORIAL: Women ulema for the world

Sexual violence between married couples haram, clerics say

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PREMIUM
Reinterpreting Islam: First the female clerics, now the feminists

Avoiding child marriage ‘mandatory’

PREMIUM
EDITORIAL: Women ulema for the world