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Dr Nor Ismah has commenced her appointment as a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Religion and Globalisation Cluster with effect from 2 December 2024.

She has overseen numerous projects for universities, think tanks, and NGOs. Her scholarly pursuits center on gender studies, women’s knowledge production, media, and the intersection of Islam in the Indonesian context. Her forthcoming dissertation publication entitled “Women Issuing Fatwas: Female Islamic Scholars and Community-Based Authority in Java, Indonesia” promises to be a significant contribution to the field.

At ARI, she has proposed a research project titled “Religious Networks and Gender Dynamics: A Study of Female Islamic Authority in Southeast Asia.”

Dr Ismah graduated with PhD in Southeast Asian Studies from Leiden University Institute for Area Studies in Y2023.