As Indonesia’s leading Islamist party, the Prosperous Justice Party ( Partai Keadilan Sejahtera, PKS) has attracted much scholarly interest, prompting debate on extent to which party’s inclusion in electoral politics required it moderate its initially strict ideological vision. In this article, we extend consideration of “inclusion-moderation” thesis attitudes and practices regarding women. PKS...

This study examines the response of women’s majelis taklimin Surakarta to Islamist movement, through philanthropic activities.This is focused on interviewing congregations and administrators three taklim-Al Husna, Humaira, Da'wah Squad. I argue that taklimis a space express subjectivities pieties. shows there are divided activities at group individual level.At (majelis) level, especially Al pot...

How to be authentically modern? This was the pervasive question behind ideological elaborations of numerous religious and nationalist movements toward end nineteenth century. Many them attempted find answer in an imaginary past. article claims that Islamist are not exception, but rather affirmation this rule. The orientation towards a “golden age” Islam its allegedly authentic Islamic way life ...