The Critical Roles of Muslim Women in the Development of Modern Education: Issues and Challenges

One of the most critical aspects in the development of a society is education. From the Quranic perspective, man and women do not come to this world accidentally without any mission and purpose in their life as the Qur’ān says: “Did you think that we had created you in play (without any purpose), any that you would not be brought back to Us?” (Al-Mu’minun, 23:115). Thus, Islām has put a greater emphasize and rights on education, not specifically towards men but also women. Both men and women are equally encouraged to acquire knowledge as what was being said in the Prophetic tradition, “Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave”. However, what are the unique critical roles of Muslim women in the development of modern education? To examine this issue, it is important to know the position of Islam in relation to education and women’s education. Generally, education can be in a formal as well as non-formal setting. Thus, it is important to identify the type of curriculums that should be provided to the Muslim women in developing their roles towards the ummah. By applying a purely qualitative methods, this paper will examine the critical roles of Muslim women in education as well as the issues and challenges faced by them in carrying out their roles in the development of the modern education system.

ROLE OF WOMEN IN EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTHERN REGIONS OF UZBEKISTAN

The article explains that during the years of independence in Uzbekistan, the development of new principles for solving women's problems is on the agenda. Particular attention should be paid tothecreation of a legal basis for ensuring gender equality in all spheres of life and public administration, improving the system of international institutions on gender issues, protecting the rights and freedoms of women in the era of globalization. The article analyzes the fact that Uzbekistan is undergoing serious reforms in the field of education. An analysis of the active participation of women in education reform is given, and data are systematized on the example of the Kashkadarya and Surkhandarya regions, where women were awarded state awards and achieved great success.Index Terms:Uzbekistan, southern regions, education, industry, women, gender equality, reform, school, award, title, textbook, competition

ELIMINATION OF FEMALE ILLITERACY ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE NAMANGAN REGION

The result of the radical reforms carried out in the educational sphere of the USSR on the territory of our country served as an important factor for the history and future of our country. After all, the process of eliminating women’s illiteracy on the example of the only Namangan region is also characterized by important aspects. Adequate attention is paid to the issue of a separate study of the issue of women in education. The elimination of illiteracy can be studied as an important issue, since it is one of the important issues related to public policy at the time.Index Terms: personnel issue, personnel training system, public education, Russian-native schools, courses, clubs, women’s illiteracy.

EKSISTENSI PEREMPUAN DAN POKOK-POKOK PIKIRAN FEMINISME DALAM NOVEL KUBAH DI ATAS PASIR KARYA ZHAENAL FANANI

This study background of the desire of researchers to discover existence and the struggle of female characters to survive in the rigors of the world. The role of women is influential in life and education in literary works which are socio-cultural products.This research aim to describe and explainabout: (1) the existence of womencharachters,(2) the main ideas of feminism contained in the Kubah di Atas Pasir novel by Zhaenal Fanani. This research used qwalitative descriptive by feminism approach. The data that has been analyzed by interactive model of analysis techniques with three steps of activity: (1) data reduction, (2) presenting data, (3) conclusion and verrification.The results of research were as follows: (1) The existence of women contained in the Kubah di Atas Pasir novel included: the freedom to vote for women, injustice of gender for women, the buffetings of women in education, and the buffetings of women in surroundings. (2) The main ideas of feminism that are: women character’s independency, liberal feminism analysis in the novel.

Convents as Transnational Education Spaces in the Long Nineteenth Century

This article draws on primary source materials to discuss the transnational spaces of nineteenth-century convent schools, which were founded and built by religious women (nuns). The article argues that it is necessary to study the teaching Sisters and their convent schools in order to glean insight into the transnational mobility of the teaching Sisters, and the exchange of ideas between women in education spaces. Equally, gendered readings of the convent as an education space are needed. This article attempts to contribute towards starting a discussion around the nineteenth-century convent school as a transnational female education space, which was defined and delineated by both external and internal forces.

PERKEMBANGAN NOVEL ISLAM PRESPEKTIF GENDER

The development of Islamic novel is increasingly diverse. Gender is one of the topics that writers often pick up. The closeness of the theme with the reader is one of the reasons for the development of gender perspective Islamic novel. This study aims to describe the development of Islamic gender perspective novel using literature studies. Data obtained from reviewing documents in the form of books and literature. The results of the study show that a gender perspective is used by many authors in bringing up Islamic novel. Gender perspectives are reflected in the main ideas of feminism in the novel, including: the interpretation of society against the subordination of women; the position of women in marriage; the position of women in education and careers.