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

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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)

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.

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  • Syamsuar & Ummi Habibatul Islamiyah & Zamri bin Chik & Rahmat Saputra & Erizar, 2018. "The Effectiveness of Islamic Law Enforcement to Empower and Protect Women in Aceh Province, Indonesia," The Journal of Social Sciences Research, Academic Research Publishing Group, pages 466-471:2.
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