Women and the Islamist movement in southeast Asia : with a case study of the women cadres of the Parti Islam Semalaysia (PAS) and Parti Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS).

Abstract

Women are often seen as the bastion and repository of culture and societal values that at times include religious values. They also represent the medium through which these values are transmitted for posterity. Thus, any changes or challenges faced by a community's norms and values can be reflected in the roles women play and be symbolically observed through how they are treated. This also applies to Muslim women. What will be the fate of Muslim women with the onset of the Islamist movement being observed in Muslim communities around the world?