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The formalisation of sharia law has been the subject of wide-ranging debate in Indonesia, also internationally. This is because this idea has significant implications, politically and socially, not only for Muslims, but also for women and other followers of other religions who live in Indonesia. It is important to note that there are 78 sharia bylaws which have already been ratified by regional authorities. And more than 52 cities and regencies have applied these regulations at the regional level. Some analysts argue that the implementation of sharia bylaws reflects on the fact that the majority of the Indonesian population needs morality and public order which will be beneficial for improving their lives. However, others rebut this argument by pointing to the fact that the enactment of sharia laws will discriminate and trigger violence against women. This paper will examine the implementation of sharia bylaws and its impacts on Indonesian women. This paper will argue that the implementation of sharia laws have negative impacts on Indonesian women because it has caused negative social outcome for women and women is the most vulnerable from this policy. Formalisasi hukum syariah atau penerapan perda Syariah telah menjadi topik yang menarik debat hangat di Indonesia, juga secara internasional. Hal ini Indonesian Journal of Islam and Muslim Societies karena kebijakan dan ide ini mempunyai dampak yang sangat serius –secara politik dan sosial—tidak hanya untuk kalangan Muslim, tapi juga untuk perempuan dan pemeluk agama lain di Indonesia. Penerapan perda Syariah hingga saat ini masih terus berjalan dan ada 78 Perda Syariah yang sudah diratifikasi oleh pemerintah lokal. Selain, lebih dari 52 kota dan kabupaten yang telah menerapkan Perda Syariah ini. Sebagian kalangan berargumen bahwa penerapan Perda Syariah adalah hal yang wajar karena mayoritas penduduk Indonesia adalah Muslim dan mereka membutuhkan aturan publik dan moralitas untuk kehidupan mereka. Namun, sebagian berpendapat bahwa menolak argumen tersebut dengan ...

This essay will discuss the end of the Cold War and the critical factors which influenced its ending. It has been suggested that the Cold War actually was the ideological conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States. However, the conflict between the superpowers has triggered the military confrontation and security approach in the world after the end of the Second World War. As a result, many countries, especially the Third World countries became victims of the ideological rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union.

The global war on terror that was started after 11/9 tragedy has continued untilto date. The global war on terror not only shaped the new political balance in theinternational world, but also influenced the relationships between the U.S. andWestern countries with Muslims countries and Muslims around the world. This isbecause the war on terror has positioned Islam and Muslims in negative imageas the serious threat to the West. Many people stated that the 11/9 tragedy is theevidence of "the clash of civilizations" between Islam and the West. As a result,some observers argue that the war on terror is the war against Islam based onthe clash of civilizations thesis. However, others rebut this argument by explainingthe facts that many Islamic countries supported to the war on terror. In fact,Islam has many schools of thought and cannot be understood in single understanding.Importantly, Islamic extremist movements are not the mainstream groupin Muslims societies. This article will examine the relationship between the waron terror and the clash of civilizations thesis. It also assesses the Islamic worldand Muslims response toward this agenda. It will argue that the war on terror is not war against Islam, but the war against terrorist groups and radical Muslimswhich often hijacked Islam.Perang global atas teror yang diprakarsai Amerika Serikat sebagai tanggapanterhadap tragedi 11 September 2011 terus berlanjut hingga hari ini. Diskursus initidak hanya memengaruhi keseimbangan politik dalam percaturan international,namun juga mempunyai dampak yang signifikan terhadap relasi antara Islamdan Barat. Hal ini karena Islam dan kaum Muslim ditempatkan pada posisi yangnegatif dan menjadi ancaman nyata terhadap Barat. Berkaitan dengan itu,masyarakat banyak yang mempercayai bahwa tragedi 11 September adalah buktinyata dari tesis "benturan peradaban" antara Islam dan Barat. Dalam hal ini,banyak pengamat juga meyakini bahwa the global war on terror adalah perangmelawan Islam berdasarkan analisis benturan peradaban. Namun, ...