Islam, Women, and Public Policy in Indonesia

Thursday, April 23, 2015
Beawiharta Beawiharta/Reuters
Speakers
Bernie Adeney-Risakotta

Professor and International Representative, Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies, Gadjah Mada University

Siti Syamsiyatun

Director, Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies, Gadjah Mada University

Moderators
Joshua Kurlantzick

Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia, Council on Foreign Relations

Religion and Foreign Policy Series

Bernie Adeney-Risakotta and Siti Syamsiyatun of Gadjah Mada University's Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies discuss the role of gender and Islam in Indonesian public policy, as part of CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Initiative.

Learn more about CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Initiative.

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