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WORLD INDONESIAA WOMEN-LED MOVEMENT IN INDONESIA SAYS INTERPRETING ISLAM ISN'T JUST FOR MEN
A Women-Led Movement in Indonesia Says Interpreting Islam Isn't Just for Men
Indonesian Muslim women perform the first 'Tarawih' prayer on the eve of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at The Grand Mosque of Bandung on April 2, 2022. (Algi Febri Sugita—SOPA/LightRocket/Getty Images)
Indonesian Muslim women perform the first 'Tarawih' prayer on the eve of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at The Grand Mosque of Bandung on April 2, 2022. Algi Febri Sugita—SOPA/LightRocket/Getty Images
BY AMY GUNIA
DECEMBER 9, 2022 5:00 AM EST
Muslim women around the world have increasingly taken to the streets to demand greater rights and freedoms. The women of Iran are TIME’s 2022 Heroes of the Year for their ongoing protests, which started out as an outcry against enforced dress codes and has grown into the largest, most sustained uprising the Islamic Republic has faced.
In Indonesia, the largest Muslim-majority country in the world, Muslim women are asserting their voice in a different manner: instead of mass demonstrations, they’re pushing for greater recognition that women, too, can be knowledgable authorities on Islamic values. And they’re making headway, even as the country seems to move in a more conservative direction.
