MUSLIM WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES AND PERCEPTIONS TOWARD THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SHARIA LAW IN INDONESIA
PENGALAMAN DAN PERSEPSI PEREMPUAN MUSLIM TERHADAP PENERAPAN HUKUM SYARIAH DI INDONESIA
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Sharia implementation, Muslim women's agency, gender and Islamic law, religious legal consciousnessAbstract
This research explores the diverse experiences and perceptions of Muslim women regarding the implementation of Sharia law in Indonesia, with par-ticular attention to how these religious regulations impact their daily lives, agency, and rights consciousness. Through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with women from various socioeconomic backgrounds across regions with differing levels of Sharia implementation, this study reveals the complex and often contradictory ways Muslim women navi-gate, negotiate, interpret, and contest Sharia-based regulations. The find-ings indicate that women's responses to Sharia implementation are neither uniformly supportive nor oppositional, but rather contingent upon factors including education level, economic status, regional context, and personal religious understanding. This research contributes to nuanced understand-ings of the lived experiences of women under religious law, challenging both orientalist assumptions of Muslim women as passive victims and idealized portrayals that overlook genuine constraints on women's auton-omy. The study provides insights for developing more gender-responsive approaches to religious law implementation that better reflect women's diverse needs and perspectives.
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