Islamic Law

Islamic State's growing Indonesian support base poses a serious long-term threat

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

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

The state’s requirements for marriage registration disadvantage poor rural women

The authorities and the media promote vigilantism in Aceh

Piety and consumption in popular Islam

PKS gets serious about recruitment in Malang

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

But her husband won’t come to the party.

The rise, fall, and re-branding of a celebrity preacher

New programs of compulsory religious education for Muslim children in West Sumatra have received little publicity outside that province. Is this a new phase in the Islamisation of Indonesia?

The struggle to implement Islamic Law in South Sulawesi

Aceh’s women find themselves between an armed conflict and Islamic law

Diverse responses to proponents of Islamic law indicate democracy is healthy in South Sulawesi

Irfan Awwas sets out his vision for Islamic law in Indonesia