The Muslim Women Figure in the Sibel Eraslan’s Khadijah: Ketika Rahasia Mim Tersingkap

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.200804.068How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Moslem women, Khadijah, Islamic feminism

Abstract

Moslem women’s live is not proportionally pictured in mainstream media. They are said to have a very limited access to so many things and can’t do their activities freely. Literary works can contribute in providing different angles to open up society’s point of view. This study, aims at describing the exixtence of Moslem women in carrying out their obligations in accordance to the teachings of Islam depicted in Sibel Eraslan’s Khadijah: Ketika Rahasia Mim Tersingkap. This descriptive qualitative research used reading and note taking in data collection. The data analysis consisted of data reductions, data display, and conclusions drawing or verification. The data were statements, speeches, narration, and behaviors of the characters taken from the novel and interpreted using the Islamic Feminism perspective- the study of feminism based on Qur’an and Hadith. The Findings consist of first, Khadijah, Dujayah, Berenis, Zainab and Fatimah are the five Moslem women figures found in the novel, second, each character had their own role as a Moslem woman: as a child, a wife, a mother, and a family carer. Third, every Moslem women in the novel has properly conducted their obligations and are not at all chained like what the society always believes on.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Inden Swastika
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DA  - 2020/08/05
TI  - The Muslim Women Figure in the Sibel Eraslan’s Khadijah: Ketika Rahasia Mim Tersingkap
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