Alimatul Qibtiyah

I am a commissioner at Komnas Perempuan and a professor on gender studies at Da’wah and Communication Faculty and a director of Center for Women’s Studies (2013-2015) in Islamic State University (UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, Indonesia). I am a leader in Research and Development and a member of Tarjeh and Tajdid Division at National Board ‘Aisyiyah and Muhammadiyah (2015-2022). I am also a leader of Anti Corruption Woman (Saya Perempuan Anti Korupsi-SPAK) in Yogyakarta. My Ph.D is from the University of Western Sydney, my first Master’ education from Social Psychology, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, and my second Master’s degree in Women’s Studies from the University of Northern Iowa, the USA in 2005 under the Fulbright Scholarship. I am a speaker at various national and international seminars on women’s issues (around 26 Countries). I am working on human rights, sexuality, Muslim feminism, gender, radicalism, and digital quotient. My current research is the trend of Househusband and negotiating modern identity for niqobis in Indonesia and Egypt. My current publications are Feminisme Muslim Indonesia (Book-2019), Gender Contention and Social Recognition in Muslim Women’s Organizations in Yogyakarta in Indonesian Pluralities: Islam, Citizenship, and Democracy (2021).