A Child of Adam from Cilacap

The Al-Ihya Ulumaddin Pesantren works with victims of sexual and domestic violence. They even scrutinize textbooks that put women in corners.

April 28, 2022

HER voice’s choking up, Nadia—not her real name—talks about her meeting with Hanifah Muyasarah about 16 years ago. Speaking to the leader and administrator of the Al-Ihya Ulumaddin Islamic Boarding School for Girls in Cilacap Regency, Central Java, Nadia said that she wanted to forget the sexual violence she experienced and continue with her high school education. 

“I wanted to go to school like my friends did, witho

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