Nor Ismah
Biographic Data
| ID | 915433 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nor Ismah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nor |
| FAMILY NAME | Ismah |
| SIGNATURE | ISMAH N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Research Institute and Community Service and Development, Nahdlatul Ulama University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1692-5107 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Child Marriage in Indonesia: How Communities Navigate Marriage Practices within Islamic, Adat, and State Norms
This qualitative study, based on interviews and focus group discussions, examines how communities in South Kalimantan address child marriage within a plural legal framework. It addresses two central questions: how communities in South Kalimantan negotiate child marriage within the context of legal pluralism, and how the concept of marital readiness is constructed and understood within the legal consciousness of families, religious leaders, and co…
Issuing Justice: Women Ulama, Fatwas, and the Ratification of Indonesia’s Sexual Violence Crime Bill
The ratification of the Sexual Violence Crime Bill in May 2022 reflects the collective efforts of diverse actors advocating for gender justice in Indonesia, including women ulama from the Congress of Indonesian Women Ulama (Kongres Ulama Perempuan Indonesia/KUPI). Central to this achievement is the KUPI’s pioneering 2017 fatwa condemning sexual violence, which empowered women ulama to mobilize support for the bill. This article explores how KUPI’…
Maqāṣid cum-Mubādalah Methodology of Kupi: Centering Women’s Experiences in Islamic Law for Gender-Just Fiqh
The production of fatwā in Indonesia has traditionally been dominated by male scholars and rooted in conventional methodologies that prioritize textual sources, often neglecting the lived experiences of women. This article examines innovative methodology proposed by the Indonesian Congress of Women Ulama (Kongres Ulama Perempuan Indonesia, or KUPI) to develop a gender-just approach to Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh). Drawing on participant observati…
Beyond the Hashtag: The Intersection of Feminist Ethics and Social Media in Fostering Safe Spaces for Women
Social media platforms have become essential in the lives of many, providing a space for individuals to express themselves and connect with others. Particularly for women, including survivors of violence, these platforms can serve as tools for empowerment and a means to obtain social support. This article aims to determine the potential of social media to create safe spaces for women in Indonesia through the lens of feminist ethical principles. T…
Women’s Fatwa-Making in Indonesia: Gender, Authority, and Everyday Legal Practice
My article proposes a new approach to the study of fatwas (Islamic legal opinion) in an Indonesian context, aiming at contributing to Islamic Studies on fatwa-making more broadly. By combining an Islamic studies framework with anthropological research and gender studies, my article challenges the traditional focus on male-dominated institutions and emphasizes the everyday practice of issuing fatwas at the grassroots level, particularly by women. …
Siting Islamic feminism: The Indonesian Congress of Women Islamic Scholars and the challenge of challenging patriarchal authority
This article takes the first ever Indonesian Congress of Women Islamic Scholars (Kongres Ulama Perempuan Indonesia, KUPI), and its methodology for formulating religious opinions, as an entry point for analysing the challenge of challenging male, male-centred, and patriarchal authority in Islam. Although a recent initiative, KUPI must be understood in the context of a long and often contentious history of Indonesian secular activists and Islamic s…
Destabilising Male Domination: Building Community-Based Authority among Indonesian Female Ulama
The concept of “ulama” in the Indonesian context usually refers to Muslim scholars who have mastered Islamic knowledge and acquired the religious authority to issue fatwas based on Islamic jurisprudence. In Indonesia, the formulation of fatwas is still undertaken almost exclusively by male ulama. This is despite the fact that a number of issues they discuss and the fatwas they produce are closely related to the lives and experiences of Muslim wom…
Young Women Writers From the Pesantren Tradition: Self-Initiative, Learning Environment, and the Education System
The emergence of a new generation of women writers from the pesantren tradition is an interesting issue in the landscape of Indonesian Islam. Especially, after for a long time, the authorship in the pesantren tradition has been dominated by men. This paper provides a brief description of the writing tradition in the pesantren. It examines how the writing tradition has been developed by the students. It also describes the extent to which women are…
Destabilising Male Domination: Building Community-Based Authority among Indonesian Female Ulama
The concept of “ulama” in the Indonesian context usually refers to Muslim scholars who have mastered Islamic knowledge and acquired the religious authority to issue fatwas based on Islamic jurisprudence. In Indonesia, the formulation of fatwas is still undertaken almost exclusively by male ulama. This is despite the fact that a number of issues they discuss and the fatwas they produce are closely related to the lives and experiences of Muslim wom…
Siting Islamic feminism: The Indonesian Congress of Women Islamic Scholars and the challenge of challenging patriarchal authority
This article takes the first ever Indonesian Congress of Women Islamic Scholars (Kongres Ulama Perempuan Indonesia, KUPI), and its methodology for formulating religious opinions, as an entry point for analysing the challenge of challenging male, male-centred, and patriarchal authority in Islam. Although a recent initiative, KUPI must be understood in the context of a long and often contentious history of Indonesian secular activists and Islamic s…
Young Women Writers From the Pesantren Tradition: Self-Initiative, Learning Environment, and the Education System
The emergence of a new generation of women writers from the pesantren tradition is an interesting issue in the landscape of Indonesian Islam. Especially, after for a long time, the authorship in the pesantren tradition has been dominated by men. This paper provides a brief description of the writing tradition in the pesantren. It examines how the writing tradition has been developed by the students. It also describes the extent to which women are…
Destabilising Male Domination: Building Community-Based Authority among Indonesian Female Ulama
The concept of “ulama” in the Indonesian context usually refers to Muslim scholars who have mastered Islamic knowledge and acquired the religious authority to issue fatwas based on Islamic jurisprudence. In Indonesia, the formulation of fatwas is still undertaken almost exclusively by male ulama. This is despite the fact that a number of issues they discuss and the fatwas they produce are closely related to the lives and experiences of Muslim wom…
Siting Islamic feminism: The Indonesian Congress of Women Islamic Scholars and the challenge of challenging patriarchal authority
This article takes the first ever Indonesian Congress of Women Islamic Scholars (Kongres Ulama Perempuan Indonesia, KUPI), and its methodology for formulating religious opinions, as an entry point for analysing the challenge of challenging male, male-centred, and patriarchal authority in Islam. Although a recent initiative, KUPI must be understood in the context of a long and often contentious history of Indonesian secular activists and Islamic s…
Women’s Fatwa-Making in Indonesia: Gender, Authority, and Everyday Legal Practice
My article proposes a new approach to the study of fatwas (Islamic legal opinion) in an Indonesian context, aiming at contributing to Islamic Studies on fatwa-making more broadly. By combining an Islamic studies framework with anthropological research and gender studies, my article challenges the traditional focus on male-dominated institutions and emphasizes the everyday practice of issuing fatwas at the grassroots level, particularly by women. …
Issuing Justice: Women Ulama, Fatwas, and the Ratification of Indonesia’s Sexual Violence Crime Bill
The ratification of the Sexual Violence Crime Bill in May 2022 reflects the collective efforts of diverse actors advocating for gender justice in Indonesia, including women ulama from the Congress of Indonesian Women Ulama (Kongres Ulama Perempuan Indonesia/KUPI). Central to this achievement is the KUPI’s pioneering 2017 fatwa condemning sexual violence, which empowered women ulama to mobilize support for the bill. This article explores how KUPI’…
Maqāṣid cum-Mubādalah Methodology of Kupi: Centering Women’s Experiences in Islamic Law for Gender-Just Fiqh
The production of fatwā in Indonesia has traditionally been dominated by male scholars and rooted in conventional methodologies that prioritize textual sources, often neglecting the lived experiences of women. This article examines innovative methodology proposed by the Indonesian Congress of Women Ulama (Kongres Ulama Perempuan Indonesia, or KUPI) to develop a gender-just approach to Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh). Drawing on participant observati…
Beyond the Hashtag: The Intersection of Feminist Ethics and Social Media in Fostering Safe Spaces for Women
Social media platforms have become essential in the lives of many, providing a space for individuals to express themselves and connect with others. Particularly for women, including survivors of violence, these platforms can serve as tools for empowerment and a means to obtain social support. This article aims to determine the potential of social media to create safe spaces for women in Indonesia through the lens of feminist ethical principles. T…
Child Marriage in Indonesia: How Communities Navigate Marriage Practices within Islamic, Adat, and State Norms
This qualitative study, based on interviews and focus group discussions, examines how communities in South Kalimantan address child marriage within a plural legal framework. It addresses two central questions: how communities in South Kalimantan negotiate child marriage within the context of legal pluralism, and how the concept of marital readiness is constructed and understood within the legal consciousness of families, religious leaders, and co…
Gender Studies (5 works) · Islam (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Asian Studies and History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Fiqh (3 works) · Gender and Women's Rights (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works)