Introduction to the Indonesian Translation of "Constructing a Religious ideal Believer and Muslim Woman: Neo-Traditional Salafi and progressive muslims Methods of interpretation
I am delighted to write this introduction to the Indonesian translation of the first (and favourite) book that I authored and am deeply grateful to everyone involved in the process of its translation and publication. Incidentally, this year marks 10 years since its publication and I cannot think of any better way to celebrate but to make the book available to the Indonesian audience. The book is a slightly modified version of my Ph.D dissertation that I completed in 2010 at the University of Western Australia and that was subsequently published in Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl’s book series published by Palgrave in 2011. I am thankful and feel honored that Professor Abou El Fadl took interest in being one of my Ph.D. examiners, for finding it a valuable contribution to scholarship and for encouraging me to publish my work in his book series. The book was translated into Arabic in 2013 ( available here for free). In many ways the subject matter of the book is a reflection of the