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Interpretation of Fasting during Menstruation, Dirty Blood or Sick Conditions

Yulianti Muthmainnah — 2025-12-24

Abstract:

This research discusses the views of KUPI ulama regarding menstruation. In 2020, the issue of menstruating women fasting went viral on social media, and the KUPI network faced pressure. This qualitative research used grounded theory and collected primary data through in-depth interviews and open questions during 'Gender Equality' and 'Reproductive Health' training. The research respondents were young women aged between 20 to 45 years who are active in Muhammadiyah and women's movements. The first result showed that women in the KUPI Network who agreed that menstruating women could fast were attacked for their opinion and undermined for their expertise, and were seen as being more associated with their body than men in the KUPI Network. Second, young women who are active in Muhammadiyah but are not involved in the women's movement argue that the prohibition of fasting and sexual relations during menstruation is because it is considered "dirty". Third, respondents who are active in Muhammadiyah and the women's movement believe that menstruation during fasting is permissible, depending on the woman's ability, and that menstruation is not something dirty. Fourth, women who are active in the women's movement but not involved in Muhammadiyah say that women can fast during menstruation because it is a normal reproductive cycle for women

Keywords: Fasting during menstruation, having sex during menstruation.

Abstrak:

Penelitian ini membahas pandangan ulama KUPI tentang menstruasi. Fokus pada tahun 2020, saat isu perempuan haid berpuasa viral di media sosial, dan Jaringan KUPI mendapatkan tekanan di sosial media atas pendapatnya. Penelitian ini adalah kualitatif melalui grounded theory. pengalaman perempuan dan laki-laki Jaringan KUPI yang memiliki pemikiran perempuan haid boleh puasa menjadi data primer. Termasuk responden penelitian yakni perempuan muda yang aktif di Muhammadiyah dan gerakan perempuan usia antara 20 hingga 45 tahun. Teknik pengambilan data adalah wawancara mendalam dan pertanyaan terbuka melalui pelatihan ‘Kesetaraan Gender’ dan Kesehatan Reproduksi’, intisari dari diskusi tentang ‘Kesehatan Reproduksi’. Hasilnya pertama, perempuan di Jaringan KUPI yang setuju perempuan haid boleh puasa mendapatkan serangan atas pemikiran tersebut dengan merendahkan kepakarannya dan lebih dikaitkan dengan kebertubuhannya dibandingkan laki-laki Jaringan KUPI. Kedua, perempuan muda yang aktif di Muhammadiyah tetapi tidak bersinggungan dengan gerakan perempuan berpendapat larangan puasa dan hubungan seksual saat haid karena kotor. Ketiga, responden yang aktif di Muhammadiyah dan gerakan perempuan berpendapat, haid saat puasa boleh, tergantung kesanggupan perempuan itu sendiri, dan haid bukanlah hal yang kotor. Keempat, perempuan yang aktif di gerakan perempuan tetapi tidak bersentuhan dengan Muhammadiyah mengatakan perempuan boleh puasa saat haid karena itu siklus reproduksi normal pada perempuan.

Kata kunci: puasa saat haid, berhubungan seksual saat haid.

Family Challenges in Stunting Care: Identifying four main barriers and additional risk factors

Aini Alifatin — 2025-12-26

Parental stress is related to children's mental health and well-being. The success of stunting child care is influenced by the family's acceptance and coping response in caring for stunted children. The inability to accept a diagnosis of stunting in children is often responded to with denial as an emotional coping strategy that has an impact on decreasing childcare patterns. The purpose of this study was to explore the problems faced by parents in caring for children with stunting. The study used qualitative research, with semi-structured interviews through focus group discussions and brainstorming. One hundred eight experienced Integrated Service Post (Posyandu) cadres were participants, and data analysis was measured based on credibility, transferability, confirmability, and dependability. The study's results found four leading indicators of problems: problems related to nutritional management, negative responses to education/counseling, negative responses to child growth and development evaluations, and negative responses to integrated health post visits. Additional findings were picky eaters, lack of information/knowledge of stunting care, not visiting integrated health posts, and not accepting or caring about child growth and development. Readiness to be a parent who can choose coping mechanisms that solve problems can impact the care of stunted children.

Feminization of Poverty: A critical study on the powerlessness of women informal parking attendants in Surabaya

Ahmad Ridwan — 2025-12-26

This study examines the phenomenon of the feminization of poverty through a case study of women informal parking attendants in the city of Surabaya. In the context of urbanization and economic inequality, poor women are increasingly pushed into vulnerable and unprotected sectors of informal labor. The aim of this research is to reveal the socio-economic realities, survival strategies, and structures of power relations faced by these women. Employing a qualitative approach, the study uses case study methods and in-depth interviews with seven primary informants. The findings show that these women work under legally uncertain conditions, shoulder the dual burden of public and domestic labor, and operate within an informal work structure dominated by patron-client relations and symbolic control. Nevertheless, the women also demonstrate agency through spatial negotiations, community solidarity, and survival strategies. The study concludes that the feminization of poverty in urban spaces is not only economic in nature, but also political and cultural. These findings highlight the urgent need for inclusive and gender-sensitive urban policies to ensure social sustainability for marginalized women in urban settings.

Association Between Gender Norms and Experiences of Sexual Violence with Sexual Violence Acts among University of Jember Students

Annisa Nur Fauzia — 2025-12-26

Sexual violence is a significant problem within university environments, impacting not only the physical and psychological well-being of victims but also deteriorating the overall academic atmosphere. This cross-sectional analytic study aimed to examine the relationship between gender norms, prior experiences of sexual violence, and the perpetration of sexual violence among students at the University of Jember. A total of 176 students participated, selected through stratified proportionate random sampling. Data were collected using structured interviews and analyzed via Chi-square tests with a significance level set at 5%. The findings indicated that students with traditional gender norms, higher semester levels, and previous victimization experiences were significantly more likely to engage in sexual violence behavior. Conversely, no significant relationship was found between gender or age and perpetration. These results emphasize the influence of cultural and social factors on sexual violence behaviors in academic settings. The study recommends implementing educational programs promoting gender equality and providing psychological counseling to support students, particularly those with trauma histories, as effective measures to reduce the incidence of sexual violence on campus.

Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence in The Workplace: Patterns and impact on women employed in the hospitality sector in Zimbabwe

Octavious Chido Masunda — 2025-12-26

Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) is an emerging and less explored dimension of workplace violence. This is particularly so in the hospitality sector, where women often occupy vulnerable, customer-facing roles. Despite increasing global recognition, little empirical evidence exists from low- and middle-income countries such as Zimbabwe, where digitalisation intersects with entrenched gender and labour inequalities. This paper investigates the patterns, impact, and institutional responses to TFGBV among women employed in Zimbabwe’s hospitality sector. A mixed-methods design was used, combining survey data from women working in the hospitality sector with document and policy analysis. Interpreted through feminist political economy and intersectional lenses, our findings demonstrate how digital technologies reproduce structural inequalities in feminised labour sectors, transforming existing vulnerabilities into new sites of control and exploitation. Unwanted sexual messages, online slander, and non-consensual image sharing were the most prevalent forms of TFGBV, frequently perpetrated by supervisors, colleagues, and clients. Further analysis showed that these digital abuses are embedded in workplace hierarchies and gendered power relations, resulting in psychosocial and economic harm, at the same time silencing women through fear of retaliation and weak institutional redress. Current workplace and national frameworks insufficiently address TFGBV, lacking specificity, enforcement, and survivor-centred safeguards. As such, TFGBV is both a digital rights and labour rights concern requiring gender-responsive reforms in Zimbabwe’s labour industry.