Rahmah el Yunusiyah
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Rahmah el Yunusiyah (26 October 1900 – 26 February 1969) was an Indonesian politician, educator, and activist for women's education. Born into a prominent family of Islamic scholars, she was made to leave school in order to get married as a teenager. After a few years of marriage, el Yunusiyah obtained a divorce and returned to her education.
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Quotes
[edit]- ...to develop society without the participation of women is like having a bird who wants to fly with one wing. The education of one woman means the education of all the people.
- Quoted in "Putting Islam into Practice: The Development of Islam from a Gendered Perspective in Minangkabau, Indonesia" [1]
- If I don't start now, my people will remain backward. I have to start, and I'm sure it will require a lot of sacrifice from me. If my brother can do it, why can't I, his younger sister? If men can do it, why can't women?
- This suggestion is highly appreciated by the board and teachers, but for the time being, the women will try to send the thief by themselves to the edge of the land, and when the female power is no longer able to save the thief, then with all my heart the teachers and the management will ask for your suggestions how, to you who we think we deserve to give up that hope.
- In response to a Minangkabau cleric offering to help pay for a permanent building for the Diniyah Putri (1927)[4][5]
- Mr. Governor, my breath is almost gone, it feels like it has reached my neck. Please, Mr. Governor take a look and pay attention to the Diniyah Girls' School.
- In a meeting with Harun Al Rasyid Zain, the governor of West Sumatra, shortly before she died (1969)[6]
Quotes about Rahmah el Yunusiyah
[edit]- The curriculum innovation introduced by Rahmah El Yunusiyah at Diniyah Putri not only gave women the opportunity to learn, but also educated them to understand the world in its entirety.
- F. Ridwan, "The Role of Education in Improving the Quality of Women in Indonesia" (2014)[7]
- Figures like Rahmah El Yunusiyah prove that women can be agents of change in education and society.
- Mariam Al-Mahdi, Education and Social Reform in the Islamic World (2018)[8]
- The education for women that combined religion and general knowledge introduced by Rahmah El Yunusiyah at Madrasah Diniyah Putri has become a model of modern education in Indonesia.
- E. Mulyasa, Education for All: Cultivating a Spirit of Lifelong Learning (2013)[9]
External links
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- ↑ https://archive.org/details/towardnewparadig0000unse/page/232/mode/2up?q=Rahmah+el+Yunusiyah&view=theater
- ↑ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Rahmah_El_Yunusiyyah_Sang_Pendidik_Berge/-5PhEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Kalau%20saya%20tidak%20mulai%20dari%20sekarang%2C%20maka%20kaum%20saya%20akan%20tetap%20terbelakang.%22&pg=PR8&printsec=frontcover
- ↑ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Khazanah_Ulama_Perempuan_Nusantara/JgezEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Kalau%20saya%20tidak%20mulai%20dari%20sekarang%2C%20maka%20kaum%20saya%20akan%20tetap%20terbelakang.%22&pg=PA128&printsec=frontcover
- ↑ https://ojs.staialfurqan.ac.id/IJoASER/article/view/82/49
- ↑ https://www.historia.id/article/kala-ulama-perempuan-melawan-Dr9AE
- ↑ https://www.moeslim.id/tokoh/rahmah-el-yunusiyah/4/
- ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/390049714_The_Role_of_Rahmah_El_Yunusiyah_in_Educational_Transformation_A_Literature_Review
- ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/390049714_The_Role_of_Rahmah_El_Yunusiyah_in_Educational_Transformation_A_Literature_Review
- ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/390049714_The_Role_of_Rahmah_El_Yunusiyah_in_Educational_Transformation_A_Literature_Review