MHTI IN INDONESIA: THE ROLE OF POLITICAL AWARENESS FOR INDONESIAN MUSLIM WOMEN*
Syamsam
S. S (Bachelor of Literature), Master Candidate in University of Indonesia, Indonesia, syamsam23@yahoo.co.id
*Sponsored by Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP), Ministry of Finance – Republic of Indonesia
Abstract
The posisition and role of women in religion have still been debatetable. In Indonesia, Some people judge that there are many religious doctrines placing female as a lower creature than man. The Muslimah of Hizbut tahrir Indonesia, women organization of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia, undertake an awarness dedication of the position and role of women in Islam and invites Muslims to be regualted by Syariah Islam. In other words, religion fundamentalism is an intens booster of their movement. The Islamic political movement with international leadership outside Indonesia is unprecedented in Indonesia political life. The ideas adopted by its movement seems like anti-capitalism, liberalism and secularism. So the movement of this organization is claimed as a radical movement. In fact, the MHTI is an anti-violence organization and braves in conveying aspirations as well as can break arguments adressed to them. According to MHTI, all of accusations adreessed to them is the source of misery of Muslims. MHTI always performs rally, dialogue such as seminar and cinference as means of awakening women to the Islamic law. The recent agenda of the MHTI was the International Women’s Conference, which was attended by 1,750 influential women, from Turkey to the United Kingdom. Roles, functions and facts show that the role of MHTI has progressively influenced women’s perspective on politics to the extent of government policy. Political awareness activities as well as criticism of government policies contrary to Islamic Shari’ah that began in 1983 in Indonesia, created a resurgence of Indonesian Muslim women’s thinking, and became a source of criticism of the status quo of the Indonesian government. So that it causes many hostilities from the mainstream of security of Indonesia’s political authority.
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