PEREMPUAN DAN TERORISME: KETIDAKHADIRAN FENOMENA FEMALE SUICIDE TERRORISM (FST) DI INDONESIA TAHUN 2009-2015

Abstract

FST is a phenomenon of the use of women in suicide attacks. In an era where female suicide
terrorism (FST) is on the rise, but why this trend was absent in Indonesia. This study aims to
analyzes the absence of women in Indonesian suicide terrorism in 2009 – 2015. Using
feminist constructivism theory and the concept of women in the Javanese culture. There are
three primary findings from this study that explain the absence of female suicide terrorism in
Indonesia in 2009 – 2015. First, organizational analysis shows that terrorist groups in
Indonesia view that women should be protected. In this view, men would not involve their
wives in danger; second security standards of Indonesian terrorism group as secret
organization prohibit its members from divulging their plans of action to anyone, including
their wives and children, so jihad is only carried out by men; and third, the nature role of
women in the Javanese culture as “macak, masak, and manak” that lead women to work in
domestic area.