EDUCATION
Ph.D. Philosophy Department, Philosophy,
Interpretation, and Culture Program (2002)
Binghamton University, (SUNY), Binghamton,
NY
Certificate in
Feminist Theory
M.A.
Islamic
Studies, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (1998)
Thesis:
Ibn Sina and Mysticism: A Reconsideration
B.A. Comparative
Religion, State Institute for Islamic Studies,
Bandung, Indonesia (1991)
TEACHING
INTEREST
Current teaching
interest: Journeys and Stories, Gender and Islam, Playing God: Ethical Debates
in Medicine; Islamic Ethics and Politics; Gender and Globalization; Islamic
mysticism; and Introduction to Women’s Studies
Future teaching
interest: Theology of Disaster, Spirituality and ecology, and Religion, Gender
in Southeast Asia
RESEARCH
INTEREST
·
Youth religious radicalism and activism
·
Sufi healing in the Qadiriyyah-Naqshabandiyyah Sufi order in
Indonesia
·
Genealogies of Islamic feminism
·
Imagining Islam: Indonesian diaspora in America
·
Coercive
Democracy and the Future of Islam
·
Dating
Muslims
·
Ethics
of Resilience
·
Ethics
of Coexistence
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
(Assistant and Associate Professor)
· Playing God: Ethical Debate in
Medicine (Fall 2008 and Fall 2010);
· Introduction to Women Studies
(Spring 2012, Spring 2009 [co-taught with Professor Laura Free] and Fall 2009);
· Journeys and Stories (Spring 2008
[co-taught with Professor Lowell Bloss]); Spring, Fall 2012, Fall 2014)
· Gender and Globalization in the
Muslim World (Spring 2008 and Spring 2011, 2013, 2014);
· Islamic Ethics and Politics
(Spring 2008 and 2011);
· Introduction to Islamic Religious
Tradition (Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009, Fall 2008,
Fall 2007, Spring 2007, and Fall 2006);
· Gender and Islam (Fall 2014, Fall
2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009, Fall 2008, Fall 2007 and
Spring 2007);
· Islamic Mysticism (Spring 2007,
Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, and Spring 2013;
· Imagining American Religions (Fall
2006, co-taught with Professor Susan Henking)
State Institute for Islamic Studies,
Bandung, Indonesia (Lecturer)
Themes in Islamic Mysticism (2006); Tasawuf II (2006);
Islamic Thought (2005); Tasawuf I (2005).
English (Fall 2013) and Theology (Spring 2014)
Hamilton College (Postdoctoral Fellow)
Seminar on Gender and Sexuality in Asia (Spring 2004);
Medical Ethics: A Multicultural Perspective (Fall 2003); Body, Sexuality, and
Gender in Asia (Spring 2003);
Introduction to Islam (Fall 2003
and 2002) and Women in Islam (Fall 2002).
Binghamton University (Instructor of Record)
Introduction to Women’s Studies (Summer 2002 and 2001);
International Women’s Movements (Spring 2001) and Medical Ethics (Spring-Fall
2000).
PUBLICATIONS
Newly Published
“Sexing the Prayer and Feminist Activism in Indonesia,” eds. Elif Medeni,
Marcia Hermansen, and Ednan Aslan in Control,
Consent and Choice: New Voices of Muslim Theologians Published (2013)
Muslim Women Negotiating Peace in
Aceh, Indonesia,” eds. Katherine Marshall and Susan Hayward in Women, Religion, Conflict and Peace:
Exploring the Invisible. Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World
Affairs and World Faiths Development Dialogue, September 2013 (being published).
“Women, Leadership, and Mosque's Cultures: Indonesian Heritage
in New York City,”Jurnal Heritage,
The Ministry of Religious Affairs (2013).
The Politics
of Gender and the Cultures of Sexuality: Western, Islamic, and African
Perspectives, Author Ali A. Mazrui and editor Etin Anwar (2013)
Works in progress
A manuscript on Genealogies
of Islamic Feminism in Indonesia(2015).
A documentary on Dating Muslims: American Stories (Fall
2014).
Explorative stages
Tasawwuf Ecology:
Explorations of values from Islamic mysticism that promotes environmental
ethics in Islam.
When Theology meets
Beauty: doing research on how Islamic fashion magazines provide a melting pot
for acts of obedience to God, appreciation for husbands, indigenous expectation
of beauty, and the promotion of Western beauty, women’s nature for looking
beautiful, stylistic and attractive.
Book
Gender and Self in Islam, London: Routledge, 2006.
Chapters
“Gendered Space and Shared Security: Women’s roles in
Peace and Conflict Resolution in Indonesia,” Kassam, Zayn, ed. Women and
Islam. Women and Religion in the World Series. Santa Barbara,
CA: Praeger, ABC-CLIO, 2010.
“The Paradox of Gender in Mazrui’s Triple Heritage,” ed.
Saifudien Adem inPublic Intellectuals and the Politics of
Global Africa. Comparative and Biographical Essays in Honor of Ali A.
Mazrui, ed. Saifudin Adem (Britain: Adonis and Abbey Publishers Ltd. 2011,
45-58.
“Prophetic Models in
Islamic and Christian Spirituality: A Study of Ibn Arabi’s and Meister
Eckhart’s Thought,” Islam and Other
Religions: Pathways to Dialogue, Essay in honor of Mahmoud Mustafa Ayoub,
London: Routledge (2006), 135-150.
“Ibn Sina and Meister
Eckhart on Being,” in Reason and Inspiration
in Islam, Todd Lawson, ed., The Ismaili Institute Press, 340-352.
“Mazrui and Gender: On the Question of
Methodology,” The Mazruiana Collection
Revisited. Ali A. Mazrui Debating the African Condition. An Annotated and Select
Thematic Bibliography, 1962-2003. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Compiled By Abdul Samed
Bemath. Foreword by Chief Emeka Anyaoku with an Introduction by Indiana
University based Professors A.B. and Y.M. Alex-Assensoh. New Delhi, India: New Dawn Press (An imprint
of Sterling Publishers), and Pretoria, South Africa: Africa Institute of South
Africa, 2005, 363-377.
Journals
“The Paradox of Gender in Mazrui’s
Triple Heritage,” The Journal of Oromo
Studies, Volume 16, Number 1, March 2009, 105-128.
“The Dialectics of
Islamophobia and Radicalism in Indonesia,” ASIANetwork
Exchange: A Journal for Asian Studies in the Liberal Arts, Spring 2009,
53-67.
“Approaches to Mystical
Experience, Khazanah: Journal of Islamic
Studies, Vol. 2, No. 8, July-December, 2005: 209-429.
“Prophetic Models in
Islamic and Christian Spirituality: A Study of Ibn Arabi’s and Meister
Eckhart’s Thought” Islam & Christian-Muslim
Relations [ICMR]
15:1 (January, 2004). Translated into Russian.
“‘Directed’ Women’s
Movements in Indonesia: Social and Political Agency from Within,” Hawwa 2, 1, 2004.
“Ibn Sina’s Philosophical Theology
of Love: A Study of the Risalah Fi
al-‘Ishq” appears in the Summer
Edition of Islamic Studies (42:2), 2003, pp. 331-345.
Encyclopedia Entries
“Surrogate
Motherhood,” “Female Genital Mutilation,” and “Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani,” Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World,
Edited by John L. Esposito (2009).
“Women and Gender:
Modern Construction of Social Hierarchy in East Asia, Southeast Asia, the
Pacific, and Australia,” Encyclopedia of Women
and Islamic Cultures, ed. Suad Joseph (Brill: Leiden, 2006), pp. 745-748.
“Women and Bodily Wastes,” Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures,
ed. Suad Joseph (Brill: Leiden, 2006), 27-33.
“The
Public Role of Women.” Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World,
edited Richard Martin, ed. (New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004).
“Harem”.
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World, edited Richard Martin, ed.
(New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004).
CONFERENCE PRESENTATION,
PRESIDING AND PARTICIPATION
“Engendering Equality: From Masculine to Public Good,” The American Academy of Religion, Chicago
(November 2013)
“Tasawwuf Psychotherapy: AN Epistemological
Inquiry,” The American
Academy of Religion, Chicago (November 2013)
“Continuity and Change on the Question of Gender: From Masculine,” International
Indonesia Forum, Jogjakarta, August 2013.
“Genealogy of Islamic Feminism,” American
Academy of Religion, Chicago (November 2012)
“The Politics of Resistance:
Women’s Peacemaking in Aceh,” Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World
Affairs and World Faiths Development Dialogue, September 2011 (January 4-6).
“How feminist is Islamic Feminist: A Genealogical Inquiry,” 2010 American
Academy of Religion, October 30-November 1, 2010
“Sexing the Prayer and Feminist Activism in Indonesia,” American
Academy of Religion, Montreal, Quebec, November 7-10, 2009.
“Dating Muslims: A Gap of Parents-Teenagers among Southeast and South
Asia immigrants,” Asian
Society for International Relations and Public Affairs, Rosemont, Chicago, IL., July 3,
2010.
“Secrets of Water: Intersections of Traditional and Sufi healing in Indonesia,”
South and Southeast Asian Association for the Study of Culture and Religion,
Bali, Indonesia, June 4-7, 2009
“Gendered Space and Shared Security: Women’s Roles in Peace and Conflict
Resolution in Indonesia,” American Muslim Social Scientists, Harvard University, Cambridge,
MA, October 24-25, 2008.
“Islamist
Anti-Americanism: The Dialectics of Islamophobia and Radicalism in Indonesia,” American
Muslim Social Scientists, Maryland, October 25-28, 2007.
“Inabah Method: Sufic Healing in
the Qadiriyyah and Naqshabandiyyah Order,” International Conference on
Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, New York City, October 20-22, 2006.
Presiding, “Varieties of Classical Islam,” American
Academy of Religion, 20007 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. November 17-20,
2007.
Participant, The First Seneca Fall Dialogues,
October 11-12, 2008.
Participant, Feminism and Sexuality: The Return
of Religion, Syracuse University, April 26-28, 2007.
INVITED TALKS
Various talk-engagement associated with One-on-One
Friendship 2013-2014 promoting youth leadership through social justice program.
‘Expanding
Networking and Academic career choices,” July 6-9, 2012. I-4 (Ikatan
Ilmuwan International Indonesia) Gathering at the Congress of Indonesian
Diaspora (CID) in Los Angeles.
“"Bridging
International Cooperation in Research and Education between Indonesia and
America," March
16-17, 2012 at the The University of Maryland, College Park MD, USA.
“Membangun
Budaya Bangsa yang bersih, jujur, adil dan bermartabat,” Universitas Indonesia, August 15,
2011
“Academic program in American Higher
Education,” Universitas Islam Negeri Bandung, July 29, 2011
“Internationalizing Academic
Culture in Indonesian Higher Education,” Universitas Trisakti, July 28, 2011
“Women and the Qur’an in Islam.” Women in Islam and Christianity:
Historical and Theological Perspectives The Commission on Christian Muslim Relations,
June 1, 2011.
“Feminism in Islam,” Rochester Interfaith Forum, March 17, 2011
“Mapping the Humanities in the Indonesian Contexts,” International
Association for Indonenesian Scholars, International Summits, December
16-20, 2010.
“Islamic Feminism: Histories and Principles,” Bilbao Public
Lecture, Bilbao, Spain, October 26, 2010.
“Islamic feminism and the Rediscovery of the Spiritual,” IV International Congress on
Islamic Feminism,
Madrid, October 22, 23, and 24 2010.
“How Feminist is Islamic Feminism?” and “Where Women
are in Philosophy?” SUNY Old Westbury, New York, April 12, 2010.
“Religious Privilege and the
Politics of Naming: A Feminist Pedagogy,” The Social Justice Collective
& Women’s Collective, March 27, 2010.
“Teaching
Islam in North American Colleges,” Umi University, Makasar, Indonesia,
October 26, 2009. This presentation was part of the inauguration of International
Association of Indonesian Scholars held in Jakarta, October 24-28, 2009.
“Body Politics and the Politics of
the body in Indonesia,” The Social Justice Collective & Women’s
Collective, February 20th, 2009.
“Globalization and the Changing Roles of Women,” Social
Studies Conference, Ontario County, Geneva, New York, October 14, 2008.
“The Paradox of Gender in Mazrui’s Triple Heritage,” Annual Conference
on “Africa in the 21st Century: Reconstruction or Re-Colonization” Cornell
University’s Africana Studies and Research Center, New York State African
Studies Association on March 28-29, 2008.
“Islam and gender,” A Workshop on “Religions and
Cultures in South & South East Asia,” Nazareth College, Rochester, New
York, February 2, 2008.
Guest Lecture on “Anti-Islam” at
Making Connections class
taught by Professor Donna Albro, February 11th, 2008.
“Gender and Islamic Identity: Ethics and Politics of Civic
Responsibility,” A Seminar on “Gender Politics, Social Justice, and the Role
of Religion in 2008,” Fordham
University‘s Center for Ethics Education and the Center for Electoral Politics
and Democracy, April 22, 2008.
“Gender and Islam: The Faith of Hagar Offspring,” A symposium on
Daughters of Abraham: Women in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Colgate
Rochester Crozer Divinity School, Rochester, December 6, 2007.
“Islam and Building the Culture of Peace,” Catholic Charities of the
Finger Lakes’ Interfaith Peace Forum on “Promoting a Culture of Peace: Bridges
of Shared Values,” Thursday, October 11, 2007.
Discussant, Kite Runner Movie,
October 2, 2007, Geneva Movieplex, President’s Forum Series, Geneva, New York.
“Islam and Optimism,” Unitarian Church, Canandaigua, April 29,
2007.
“Islam and Politics,” The Commission on Christian Muslim Relations,
April 19, 2007.
“Islam, Gender and the Challenges of Globalization in Asia,” A
symposium on “Islam and Modernity,” Nazareth College, March 24, 2007.
“Challenges and Opportunities for Women in Contemporary American Islam,” Trinity
of Episcopal Church, Geneva, NY, March 18, 2007
“Orthopraxy and Authority: A Decade of Islam in Indonesia,” The
theme of the conference was on “Islam, Regionalism, and New Institutions: A Decade of Radical
Transformation in Indonesia,” March 3, 2007. With funding from the Yale Council on Southeast Asian Studies, the
Department of Political Science, and in cooperation with Tokyo University and
the Indonesia Research Unit of Giessen University, Germany.
Guest Lecture on “Islamophobia” at Making Connections’ course taught by
Donna Albro, November,
30th, 2006.
Guest Lecture on “Islam,” at Human Geography’s course taught by Professor
Eugenio Arima, October 31, 2006.
MEDIA WRITING AND INTERVIEWS
“Fasting during
Ramadan teaches Muslims many American Virtues,” Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, October 3, 2006.
WXXI Documentary: “Muslim
Women in our Midst: the Path of Understanding,” The program, hosted by Julie
Philipp, explored Rochester’s historic connection to the international women’s
rights movement and the modern impact of that movement on Muslim women.
“Benazir Bhutto and
Democracy,” Finger Lakes Times,
December 30th, 2007 (interview).
GRANT WRITINGS
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Teaching Grant on “Community Survey and Empowerment: Expanding the experiential
leaning of Islam.” Center for Teaching and Learning, Fall 2007.
Faculty Research Grant 2007-2008
(Summer 2007)
Asia Scholar Program to travel to
China (Summer 2007)
Faculty Research Grant 2008-2009
(Summer 2008)
Faculty Research Grant (Summer
2009)
Faculty Research Grant (Summer
2010)
LIST OF HONORS, AWARDS
AND SCHOLARSHIPS
· Participatory Active
Research (PAR) Grant, the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Jakarta Indonesia,
Head Investigator on Sufic Healing and Drug Addiction at the Rehabilitation
Center of Inabah VII, Rawa, Rajapolah, Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia
· Freeman Fellowship,
Hamilton College (2002-2004)
· Steven David Ross
Dissertation Fellowship Award, 2001.
· Graduate Teaching
Fellowship at Binghamton University, 1998-2001.
· Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA) Scholarship, 1995-1997.
· Alma Mater Travel
Fund, 1997.
· The Travel Award of
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), 1996.
· Award for the best ten
Islamic Poetry, Jakarta, 1992.
LANGUAGES
· Indonesian Speaking, Reading and Writing;
· English Speaking, Reading, and Writing;
· Arabic Reading and Writing
PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
· American Muslim Social Scientists
(2008);
· The American Academy
of Religion (2002-present);
·
Advisory Board, International
Association for Indonesian Scholars (2010-2012, Indonesia);
·
Advisory Board, International Conference
on Social Science, Economics, and Art (2010-2011, Malaysia);
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
·
Co-Founder Global Aliya Indonesia Foundation,
promoting excellence. compassion and service.
·
Co-founder One-on-One Friendship, promoting
friendship for social justice.
· Equal
Status and Human Rights of Women in South East Asia
Bandung, Indonesia, 2005-11-14 to 2005-11-25, Raoul Wallenberg Institute of
Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Sweden (Training participant).
· Consultant on Gender and Madrasah,
Asian Development Bank, Jakarta, Indonesia, 2005-2006.
