Gender fiqh: The mobilization of gender-responsive movements on social media (original) (raw)

This study aims at recronstructing Islamic jurisprudential reasonings (ijtihād fqh) which responds to issues related to gender equality reflected in mass media. It argues that these efforts are timely needed in this contemporary era where gender movements should be more adaptive to the current development of social media. Trough this study, we seek to understand to what extent gender movements take place on social media spaces and what schemes of ijtihād fqh emerge on these spaces. This study specifcally explores data related to gender movements from three online media namely Mubadalah.id, Lingkar Ngaji Keadilan Gender Islam, and Rumah KitaB. Content analysis is intentionally employed to unpack models of gender-based ijtihād fqh as illustrated in these three online media. It is found that the interpretative models of ijtihād fqh illuminated in Mubadalah.id, Lingkar Ngaji Keadilan Gender Islam, and Rumah KitaB are relevant in responding to issues related gender equality movements.