The Effectiveness of Islamic Law Enforcement to Empower and Protect Women in Aceh Province, Indonesia

Syamsuar, Ummi Habibatul Islamiyah, Zamri bin Chik, Rahmat Saputra and Erizar
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Syamsuar: Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam (STAIN) Teungku Dirundeng Meulaboh, West Aceh, Indonesia
Ummi Habibatul Islamiyah: Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam (STAIN) Teungku Dirundeng Meulaboh, West Aceh, Indonesia
Zamri bin Chik: Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) Gong Badak, Terengganu, Malaysia
Rahmat Saputra: Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) Gong Badak, Terengganu, Malaysia
Erizar: Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam (STAIN) Teungku Dirundeng Meulaboh, West Aceh, Indonesia

The Journal of Social Sciences Research, 2018, 466-471 Special Issue: 2

Abstract: The province of Aceh is the only province in Indonesia that has the authority to fully implement the Islamic law. The authority of Islamic law enforcement is then implemented through the establishment of a number of provincial regulations known as qanun. However, the enforcement of Islamic law is criticized by some non-governmental organization because it can increase discrimination against women. Therefore, this study aims to see the effectiveness of Islamic law enforcement to empower and protect women. This research is a quantitative research that tests the effectiveness of Islamic law enforcement. The purpose of this research is to know the effectiveness of Islamic law enforcement to empower and protect women in Aceh province, Indonesia. The population of this research is women who use social media located in the province of Aceh, Indonesia. Respondents of this research taken from a particular population. Questionnaires are used as data collection methods. Data analysis method used is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using IBM SPSS Amos software. The result of this research shows that Islamic law enforcement has a significant impact to empower and protect women in Aceh Province, according to the principle adopted by the Aceh government that women as noble beings need to be empowered and are entitled to protection in accordance with Islamic law.

Keywords: Islamic law; Empower women; Protect women (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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