The Indonesian islamic debate on a woman president
This paper traces the debate by Indonesian scholars of Islam concerning the acceptability of a woman as president according to the sources of Islam. The actual goal of the debate was purely political and aimed at preventing Megawati Soekarnoputri from reaching the position of president. Religious ar...
| Published in: | Sojourn |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2002
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| Further subjects: | B
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B Manners and customs B Tradition B Einflussgröße B Religion B Women's emancipation B Custom B Election B Teaching B Head of state B Political attitude B Islam B Education B Indonesia Frauenfrage Religion Islam Public opinion Head of state Vote / Election Religiöse Faktoren Traditionelle Kultur Education Employment / Politische Meinung Sozialer Status Religiöse Lehre Tradition Sitten und Gebräuche B Traditional culture B Public opinion B Indonesia |
| Summary: | This paper traces the debate by Indonesian scholars of Islam concerning the acceptability of a woman as president according to the sources of Islam. The actual goal of the debate was purely political and aimed at preventing Megawati Soekarnoputri from reaching the position of president. Religious argumentations were used to circumvent the popular vote. Religious reasoning, however, was heavily mixed with arguments and biases against women derived from politics, local culture, and social hierarchy. The debate caught the national attention since it raised principal questions about who holds the authority over the formation of religious opinions and about the protection of women's rights as assigned to them by the holy sources of Islam. In the long run, the debate did not just concern Megawati's bid for the presidency, but opened the door for abuse of the holy texts. (Sojourn/DÜI) |
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| ISSN: | 0217-9520 |
| Contains: | In: Sojourn
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