JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2006

 

Course Materials

 

Topic, Speaker & Discussion Problems
Presentation Link

Reading & Video Materials Before Class

Unit 1

Course introduction & (secular) human rights background

Harkristuti Harkrisnowo
Lily Zakiyah Munir
Sri Natin
David Linnan

Class Problems:

Old & Modern


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1. Read for background each of

2. Read for (contrasting) content each of


 

 

 

 

Unit 2

Universalism Versus Relativism: Concerning Specifically Asian Views of Human Rights I

Harkristuti Harkrisnowo
Univ of Indonesia
Faculty of Law & Human Rights Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1. Look generally through both general link pages below for background:

2. Read for general discussion purposes on cultural relativism two of the below linked sources (in the first class we determine how to ensure that all sources below are covered for discussion purposes):

3. Optionally, for those interested in a closer look at differing Asian states’ human rights apparatus and conditions, you can prospect through the below links:

Unit 3

Islam & Human Rights

Lily Zakiyah Munir
Center for Pesantren &
Democracy Studies

 

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1. Read all of the following articles:

2. Examine all of the following Islam & Human Rights Websites:

3. Optionally, for those without much prior familiarity with Islam, you might think to read in draft manuscript form (passworded file) Virginia Hooker, "Chapter 10 Personal Expressions of Faith," in Voices of Islam in Southeast Asia: A Contemporary Sourcebook (G. Fealy & V. Hooker, eds)(ISEAS Singapore forthcoming). After a short chapter introduction, the Sourcebook material consists of short translated primary sources, namely excerpts setting forth differing representative views in the Islamic setting. This part of the Sourcebook materials addresses the everyday expression of Islam in ordinary people's lives, and so provides a handy guide for beginners at the level of explaining everything from the five pillars of Islam to Sufiism as background for more specialized discussions of concepts like Islamic views of human rights and women discussed generally in the course. It also indirectly address the question of why there is a resurgence in the Islamic world accompaning modernization.

Unit 4

Human Rights Enforcement: Grand Views Versus Nuts & Bolts Practice

Harkristuti Harkrisnowo
Univ of Indonesia
Faculty of Law & Human Rights Center

 


 

 

 

 

 

 



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1. Students should read at least one article below alleging violation of human rights, and answer the following questions in writing:

(a) a case summary (who commits the violation, who are the victim, what are the conditions etc)
(b) measures taken by the victims or their family/friends
(c) the response of the State/country to the violation
(d) the response of the NGO
(e) if there is any legal measure utilized; what are the legal bases, mechanism & solution?

The above cases would be used for class discussion and some students will be asked to present their papers in class. These papers should be 3-5 pages in length.

2. The second half of our class will discuss various enforcement mechanisms whenever human rights are violated. Consult the following websites for background information:

Unit 5

Vulnerable Groups & Human Rights

Harkristuti Harkrisnowo
Univ of Indonesia
Faculty of Law & Human Rights Center

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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1. You should read intensively all the websites for one vulnerable group listed below, and sample quickly those for other vulnerable groups.

women

children

disabled people

indigenous people

minorities

migrant workers

refugees/IDPs

2. Students should write a short analysis of the article on the websites as assigned in class. As in our prior class some students will be asked to present their papers in class. These papers should be 3-5 pages in length (typed).


Unit 6

Women's Rights

Sri Natin
Gadjah Mada University
Faculty of Law & Women's Study Center

 

 

 




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1. Read all of the followings:

2. Read in draft manuscript form (passworded file) Sally White, "Chapter 13 Gender and the Family," in Voices of Islam in Southeast Asia: A Contemporary Sourcebook (G. Fealy & V. Hooker, eds)(ISEAS Singapore forthcoming). After a short chapter introduction, the Sourcebook material consists of short translated primary sources, namely excerpts setting forth differing representative views in the Islamic setting. Read them in comparison to each other, like you would reading an assignment in a regular casebook. Beyond Islam, this material generally addresses the position of women in moslem-majority Southeast Asia.


Unit 7

Gender Mainstreaming in the Education Sector

Sri Natin
Gadjah Mada University
Faculty of Law & Women's Study Center

 





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1.Read Gender Mainstream in Education Sector (pdf)

2. Write a short paper (2-5 pages) as reaction or response to matters raised in any of the unit 6 materials.


Unit 8

Women's Role as Housemaids / in Mangrove Forest

Sri Natin
Gadjah Mada University
Faculty of Law & Women's Study Center

 




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1.Read related part in WOMEN’S ROLE IN SOME ECONOMIC SECTORS (pdf)


Unit 9

The Role of Women in Community Development

Sri Natin
Gadjah Mada University
Faculty of Law & Women's Study Center

 





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 1. Read related part in WOMEN’S ROLE IN SOME ECONOMIC SECTORS (pdf)


Unit 10

Islam & Sharia

Lily Zakiyah Munir
Center for Pesantren &
Democracy Studies

 




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1. Read all of the followings:

  • General Introduction to Islamic Law (pdf)
  • Read in draft manuscript form (passworded file) M.B. Hooker & Virginia Hooker, "Chapter 11 Sharia," in Voices of Islam in Southeast Asia: A Contemporary Sourcebook (G. Fealy & V. Hooker, eds)(ISEAS Singapore forthcoming). After a short chapter introduction, the Sourcebook material consists of short translated primary sources, namely excerpts setting forth differing representative views in the Islamic setting. Read them in comparison to each other, like you would reading an assignment in a regular casebook.

2. Optionally, for those without much prior familiarity with Islam, you might think to read in draft manuscript form (passworded file) Greg Fealy, "Chapter 14 Jihad," in Voices of Islam in Southeast Asia: A Contemporary Sourcebook (G. Fealy & V. Hooker, eds)(ISEAS Singapore forthcoming). After a short chapter introduction, the Sourcebook material consists of short translated primary sources, namely excerpts setting forth differing representative views in the Islamic setting. This part of the Sourcebook materials addresses the problematic meaning of jihad, whether the correct interpretation refers to armed struggle vs. sincere struggle on a more philosophical level in terms of religious effort (e.g., being a suicide bomber vs. becoming a better person in Islamic terms).


Unit 11

Islamic Feminism

Lily Zakiyah Munir
Center for Pesantren &
Democracy Studies

 





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1. Re-read in draft manuscript form (passworded file) Sally White, "Chapter 13 Gender and the Family," in Voices of Islam in Southeast Asia: A Contemporary Sourcebook (G. Fealy & V. Hooker, eds)(ISEAS Singapore forthcoming). After a short chapter introduction, the Sourcebook material consists of short translated primary sources, namely excerpts setting forth differing representative views in the Islamic setting. Read them in comparison to each other, like you would reading an assignment in a regular casebook.


Unit 12

Review and the Cartoon of the Prophet PBUH

Lily Zakiyah Munir
Center for Pesantren &
Democracy Studies

 


 

 

 

 

 

 



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1.You may either

(a)Answer one question from each of the three categories below (maximum lneth together 3-4 pages), or
(b)Write a single paper of 3-5 pages on any one of the below questions?

 Islam and Human Rights

  • What is the basis of Islam and Human rights?
  • Are these values reflected in the realities of Moslem societies? Why or why not, please explain.
  • How do people argue the question whether Islam is compatible with human rights, why do they say that it is or is not?

Introduction to Sharia

  • What is sharia and how is it different from fiqh?
  • What is the debate about enforcement of sharia (meaning enforced via education versus legal enforcement)?
  • What is your understanding of ijtihad and how relevant is it in Islamic law, does it have the same meaning for reformers and conservatives?

Islamic Feminism

  • What is Islamic feminism, and what is their struggle about?
  • The Koran has many verses on gender equality or women’s rights, why does social practice or reality in Moslem societies not seem to reflect this?
  • What is the essence of feminist hermeneutics of the Koran? Please explain with cases (eg, polygamy or veiling, or women’s leadership).

2. Read "Danish Cartoons? Expression of Freedom or Abuse of Speech?" by Dr. Habib Siddiqui

3. Read "My Loving Image of the Prophet Muhammad" (pdf)


Unit 13

Making Sense of the Course

Lily Zakiyah Munir
Sri Natin
David Linnan

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1. Read the following materials in advance to class:

Unit 14

Islamic Family Law in the West

Anisa Buckley
Centre for the Study of Contemporary Islam
University of Melbourne

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1. Read in passworded form

2. Browse the Islamic Family Law Project website to be found at

http://www.law.emory.edu/IFL/

 


Unit 15

Islamic Discourse on Religion, State and Governance

Lily Zakiyah Munir
Center for Pesantren &
Democracy Studies

 





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1. Read in draft manuscript form (passworded file) Greg Fealy, "Chapter 12 Islam, State and Governance," in Voices of Islam in Southeast Asia: A Contemporary Sourcebook (G. Fealy & V. Hooker, eds)(ISEAS Singapore forthcoming). After a short chapter introduction, the Sourcebook material consists of short translated primary sources, namely excerpts setting forth differing representative views in the Islamic setting. Read them in comparison to each other, like you would reading an assignment in a regular casebook. How do the Sourcebook materials covering Sharia and women's roles, which you read previously, relate to issues of broader Islamic views of the State, governance and society visible here?

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