Dwi Rubiyanti Kholifah - Muslim Women Scholars
In April 2017, Indonesian Muslim women did something quite revolutionary: they successfully held the first Congress of Indonesian Women Muslim Scholars (Kongres Ulama Perempuan Indonesia, KUPI). The inaugural congress of Muslim women scholars (or ulama), held in Cirebon, West Java, resulted in three fatwas on what attendees considered the biggest challenges faced by Muslim women: sexual violence, underage marriage and environmental destruction. The congress was the result of collaboration among various women-led progressive Islamic organisations in Indonesia. They were united by the common…
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