Marriage without dating sub indonesia

Can you marry a Muslim woman without dating in Indonesia?

Indonesian women and men are separated by gender as they attend a religious lecture on marriage without dating. Photo: AFP , the world’s biggest Muslim majority country. But Pujiartati saw it as a way to ditch dating that went nowhere and be a devout Muslim at the same time by avoiding premarital touching and sex.

Is ‘pujiartati’ a thing in Indonesia?

Although the practice is not widespread, Pujiartati is not alone. A movement called Indonesia Tanpa Pacaran (Indonesia without dating) is blossoming in the Southeast Asian nation where people born from the mid-1990s make up about one-quarter of its more than 260 million people.

Where did Indonesia’s ‘Sharia caning’ trend come from?

The seeds of this trend may have been planted back in 1998 – when many adherents were toddlers – in the ashes of Indonesia’s collapsed Suharto dictatorship, which largely suppressed religious expression. Sharia Police escort an Acehnese woman before she is caned in public for having sex outside marriage in Banda Aceh, on March 2.

Is inter-religious marriage legal in Indonesia?

There’s something you need to know about marriage in Indonesia. I found quite a few blogs that write that inter-religious marriages between Muslims and people from other religions are illegal by the Indonesian Marriage Law and can be punished with jail time.

Are there support groups for foreign women married to Indonesian men?

There is a support group for foreign women married to Indonesian men who are considering converting to Islam, called Sisters. For more information, Conversion to Islam: for expatriate men marrying Indonesian Muslim women.

How to get an Islamic marriage certificate in Indonesia?

Islamic Marriage Certificates (Marriage Book or Buku Nikar) as issued by an Office of Religious Affairs ( Kantor Urusan Agama) might be available in less time, and are usually valid throughout Indonesia and do not require registration with any other agency if the couple plans on living in Indonesia.