The Feminism Issues on Perempuan Berkalung Sorban'smovie and Novel from an Islamic Perspective

Abstract

The public often talks about feminist issues. This issue is not an exception to be displayed in national and overseas films. Perempuan Berkalung Sorban received numerous awards in Festival Film Bandung and the Indonesian Movie Award in 2009. Despite this achievement, politicians banned and criticised it because of its Islamic portrayal. However, this movie was not exempt from identifying feminine issues with its plot. This paper is trying to find out the issues of feminism in Perempuan Berkalung Sorban's movie from an Islamic perspective. This study was used the content analysis approach for feminist issues such as leadership, marital rape and domestic violence and women's status and education rights. The feminism issues should not be depicted in Islamic films, since this will adversely affect the image of Muslim women and ruin the name of Islam as a religion that values the honour of Muslim women. In producing an Islamic film, there must be a Shari'ah-compliant guideline on the issues brought in the film. The film can positively and negatively influence individuals, communities, and nations.