The Empowerment of Religious and Tolerance Based Communities in Gender Perspectives in Gorontalo City

Abstract

This paper elaborates on the reality of the role of Gorontalo women in the dynamics of socio-religious change. With the spirit of Muslim feminism that guarantees the favor of Islam towards the integrity and humanitarian authority of women, the feminist movement promoted by Qasim Amin, Asghar Ali Engineer, Amina Wadud Muhsin who crave equality of rights and obligations of women and men in the domestic and public domain. Gorontalo people have philosophy