How do ordinary Muslims deal with and influence the increasingly pervasive Islamic norms
set by institutions of the state and religion? Becoming Better Muslims offers an innovative …

This study attempted to delve into the teungku identity development within the traditional
dayah institutions in Aceh to examine how four teungku negotiated their participation and …

The history of Islamic education in the early 20th century led to various changes, especially
the emergence of madrasas as an Islamic schooling system. Traditional Islamic educational …

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami caused immense destruction and over 170,000 deaths in
the Indonesian province of Aceh. The disaster spurred large-scale social and political …

This article analyses the relationship between gender and religious authority in
contemporary Aceh, Indonesia. It focuses on the lives and careers of two female Islamic …

This article examines the institutional transformation of dayah in Post-Conflict Aceh referring
to the leaders of four Islamic boarding schools'(dayah) view points: the principal of Dayah …

Scraps of Hope in Banda Aceh examines the rebuilding of the city of Banda Aceh in
Indonesia in the aftermath of the celebrated Helsinki-based peace mediation process, thirty …

In July 2009, an Islamic court in the Malaysian federal state of Pahang sentenced Kartika
Sari Dewi Shukarno, a nurse and part-time model, to a punishment of six strokes with a …

This article aims to explain why organized queer activism emerged in Aceh, but could
endure only in about six years (from 2008 to 2014). It is argued that this has mainly caused …

This study discussed the role of Acehnese women in academic institutions within the public
leadership structure over the past decade. Recruiting process, placement, and the fulfillment …