Female Ulama’s Authority: Deconstructing Masculine Domination in Islamic Norms and Practices

The network of Indonesian Women’s Ulema under KUPI has emerged to become a new reform in religious landscape tinted with masculine domination. This paper aims explain the KUPI’s conceptual hermeneutical framework producing interpretations and implication approach on constructing inclusive gender norms practices. qualitative research is based results interviews literature studies as primary data. study demonstrates that collective agency power its authoritative claim allowed emergence an production norm. As result, it creates room for women's voice contribution within social normative frame. significance this shows authority female ulama one hand, other hand paradigm allowing initiate both religion domains. recommends further uncover challenges dynamics creating direction Islam Indonesia Muslim World.