Indonesian and German Views on the Islamic Legal Discourse on Gender and Civil Rights addresses
current issues and discourses on gender equality and civil rights in Indonesia and Germany.
Contributions to this volume delve into the legal status of Muslim women by reference to the
rights to freedom from discrimination and of Muslim minority groups facing the issue of
criminalization of apostasy. Despite its focus on issues related to Indonesia and Indonesian
Islam this volume also covers parallel developments and discourses in and on other countries
and societies such as Iranian Lebanese Malaysian and German. Employing manifold perspectives
and approaches including theology social sciences discourse studies and science of law it
sets out to contribute to our understanding of Islamic gender discourse and relevant legal
issues among Muslims across the world. The authors include leading scholars of Germany and
Indonesia reporting researches on different but interrelated topics. Contributors are Irene
Schneider Fritz Schulze Imen Gallala-Arndt Friederike Wapler Claudia Derichs Gunnar Duttge
Noorhaidi Hasan Hamim Ilyas Syafiq Hasyim Saifuddin Siti Ruhaini Dzuhayatin Muhrisun
Afandi.
