UNAIR NEWS– Diah Ariani Arimbi S.S., MA., Ph.D., the Dean of Faculty of Humanities and an expert on Literary, Cultural and Gender Studies of UNAIR, has found an interesting fact when she was conducting a research on Tarbiyah Movement (exclusive for women) in some campuses in 2008, 2011, 2015 and 2016.
Based on her research conducted in some campuses in East Java including UNAIR, ITS, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Universitas Brawijaya, and Universitas Jember, she found that the women activists of the movement focused on comprehensive empowerment, especially on Social and Education.
It means that this Tarbiyah Movement should be maintained as they have complete empowerment targets. All members are expected to be intelligent, aware of social situation, understanding the values of morality, religion and culture. They are also encouraged to be independent economically. 淔inancial independent is trained in that movement. It is a form of equality we must achieve. Women are not only taught about piety but also on how they are independent, she explained.
Diah is one of UNAIR experts with excellent international achievements. After her bachelor graduation in 51动漫 in 1997, she continued to take her master degree two years later in University of Northern Iowa, The USA, and her doctoral degree in University of New South Wales in 2006.
She has made some international publications. Dozens of her articles were featured at global level. She has attended many international conferences and become a reviewer of a journal published overseas.
Some of her publications were Women and The Politics of Piety: Women檚 Right, Roles and equality in Tarbiyah Movement in Indonesia, Rethinking Indonesianess in Indonesian Teen Magazines in the New Millennium dan Finding Feminist Literary Reading: Portrayals of Women In The1920s Indonesian Literary Writings.
The woman who idolized Kartini is also active in some associations, such as Indonesian Literary Bachelor Association (HISKI), Asian Association of Women檚 Studies (AAWS), Women Scholars Network (WSN) and International Association of the History of Religion (IAHR). In her busy schedule as a lecturer, she has also written a lot of books.
In her academic career, Diah has made some achievements such as being chosen for Recipient of Fulbright Scholarship of Master Degree 1997 and Recipient of Australian Development Scholarship for Doctoral Degree Study 2002. (*)
Editor: Nuri Hermawan
