Seeking a Space of Equality: The Shifting Role of Salafi Women in Contemporary Indonesia

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Published: Jun 19, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15642/teosofi.2024.14.1.211-229
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Salafi women; gender equality; Salafist movement; Shifting role; Higher education

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Zaky Ismail
UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya
M. Anas Fakhruddin
UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya
Laili Bariroh
UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya
Aniek Nurhayati
UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya

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This article aims to describe the shifting role of women in Muslim Salafist communities in Indonesia. Stereotyped as being oppressed, unrepresented, and not allowed to participate in the public sphere, the Salafi women are not expected to play an active role in their movement. Constructed on a literary study, this study finds that the female members of the Salafist movement can exercise some level of agency within the framework of structural conditions and are aware of their role. Salafist women in Indonesia are determined to play an active role in society and pursue their higher education, thus preparing them to serve as agents in the movement’s da‘wah activities. Although the women’s role is confined to activities within their community, they help recruit new female members and maintain the movement’s social networks.

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Ismail, Zaky, M. Anas Fakhruddin, Laili Bariroh, and Aniek Nurhayati. “Seeking a Space of Equality: The Shifting Role of Salafi Women in Contemporary Indonesia”. Teosofi: Jurnal Tasawuf dan Pemikiran Islam 14, no. 1 (June 19, 2024): 211–229. Accessed October 13, 2026. https://jurnalfuf.uinsa.ac.id/index.php/teosofi/article/view/2993.
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