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The life and work of an Islamic teacher in Aceh shows that the struggle for gender equality is about much more than syariah. David Kloos ...

From the Archives Greg Fealy (ii65: Jan-Mar 2001) interviews the leader of a new, radical and militant sect Greg Fealy Occasional Series&n...

The state’s requirements for marriage registration disadvantage poor rural women Maria Platt       No need for ID: mos...

The authorities and the media promote vigilantism in Aceh Sarah J Newman    A sign in South Aceh: ‘It is forbidden for tw...

Piety and consumption in popular Islam Amrih Widodo    Freedom of choice: Islamic publications at a book fair    Amrih ...

PKS gets serious about recruitment in Malang Ulla Fionna    PKS Pengajian    Ulla Fionna ...

But her husband won’t come to the party. Anne Dickson A missed opportunity... Credit: Suwa...

The rise, fall, and re-branding of a celebrity preacher James B Hoesterey This ‘modern ulama’ co-p...

New programs of compulsory religious education for Muslim children in West Sumatra have received little publicity outside that province. Is this a n...

A conference in Banda Aceh reveals divergent opinions about what model of Islamic law Aceh should adopt Jemma Parsons   Gatheri...

Irfan Awwas sets out his vision for Islamic law in Indonesia Imam Subkhan Editor’s note: This interview is the first of a set of three article...

Diverse responses to proponents of Islamic law indicate democracy is healthy in South Sulawesi Jennifer Donohoe Democratisation and decentralisa...

Aceh’s women find themselves between an armed conflict and Islamic law Suraiya Kamaruzzaman Islamic law (syariah) is not the answer to the war...

The struggle to implement Islamic Law in South Sulawesi Dias Pradadimara and Burhaman Junedding In mid-March this year, Philippines authorities ...