The Feminist Ulema

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Sumber	:	magdalene.co
Penulis	:	Hera Diani
Tanggal Publikasi	:	September 20, 2013
Artikel Lengkap	:	The Feminist Ulema

Magdalene- Vagina is not the word you would expect to be thrown casually in a conversation with an ulema. But Husein Muhammad, or Kyai Husein as he is affectionately called, did just that, and not in a derogatory manner.

After all, he is a champion of youth reproductive rights, initiating a campaign on Islamic-based sexual and reproductive health rights in Islamic boarding school (pesantren), through his Fahmina Institute in Cirebon, West Java.

The principal of the Dar al Tauhid boarding school in Arjawinangun, Cirebon, Husein is also a commissioner of the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan), has founded a series of women NGOs, and has written various articles and books on Islamic jurisdiction (fiqh) on women, gender problems in pesantren and pluralism.