BEHIND THE BURQA : A STUDY ON IDEOLOGY AND SOCIAL ROLE OF SALAFI WOMEN IN SOUTH KALIMANTAN

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Tarawiyah, Siti (2012) BEHIND THE BURQA : A STUDY ON IDEOLOGY AND SOCIAL ROLE OF SALAFI WOMEN IN SOUTH KALIMANTAN. In: Conference Proceedings: Annual International Conference on Islamic Studies (AICIS) XII, 5 – 8 November 2012, Surabaya – Indonesia.

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Abstract

One of the important doctrines of Salafism is its teaching on women position. This movement tries to return women khittah to a symbolic prophet era: bringing women back home, using burqa and robes, applying a very strict Muhrim system, and full obedience towards husband and family. This Salafi movement has attracted many educated women and becomes a challenge for all parties. This paper tries to explore the Salafi movement in South Kalimantan, especially its doctrines dealing with the views on the position and roles of women in the family and social environment. The paper will start with explanation how the women introduced Salafism, involved themselves, build and maintain the puritan, a-social, and Arabian-like ideology of Salafi among the people in South Kalimantan who are pessimistic towards them, include the conflict they face in their big families and dilemmatic choice between maintaining their job or staying at home Then follows the analysis of salafis women life. How their enjoyed stay at home and full obedience for family. and also way to solve families salafi problem : the economic pressure, limited access to work, birth uncontrol, limited access education for their children, etc. At the end, this paper will show how Salafi women build a good relationship and social activities with their environment, behind their burqa and robes. Using the approach of Resource Mobilization Theory and Framing, by Jhon Mc. Charty, I will argue how the power of issue developed by a movement can persuade women choose to stay at home, leave their careers and become Salafis who devote their lives for the religion and families.