Risma Nur Rahmawati
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Women's Struggle Against Islamophobia In The Novel Faith And The City By Hanum Salsabiela Rais: A Spivak's Post-Colonial Analysis Risma Nur Rahmawati
English Language and Literature International Conference (ELLiC) Proceedings Vol 6 (2023): Transforming Paradigm, Diversity, and Challenges in English Language Learning, Linguis
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang

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Westerners’ representation of east world has been done since occupation time in many Eastern areas. Although territorially eastern nations have been independent but viewed from mindset, western nations are still in control until today. Speaking of eastern nations is inseparable from Islam religion because Islam is one out of the five big religions in eastern hemisphere.  Western nations’ othering against eastern ones is also done against Muslim usually associated with East (Islam). In Indonesia, Islamic-themed works began to be accepted around 2000s. It is inseparable from the change of post-reform political structure. Journalists and writers have freedom to express idea and thought, among others, about Islam dynamic in Indonesia and the world. One of Islamic-themed works interesting to study is a novel entitled Faith and City. This novel tells about a character named Hanum and his husband named Rangga who travel to New York. A problem arises when Hanum work in GN TV that should cover Islamic life in an appropriate way. Islam is often represented as terroristic and frightening religion that supports polygamy. This research wants to find out the forms of Westerners’ othering against Easterners or Orientalists in the context of Islamophobia, particularly against women. Islamophobia is an unfounded fear of Muslim. In addition, this research wants to find out the women’s resistance in Islamophobia discussed by Westerners. This study is a qualitative research interpreting words, dialogues, and written sentences and behavior of characters observable in the text. The material object of research is Novel entitled Faith and The City by Hanum Salsabiela Rais. Meanwhile, the formal object is discriminative treatment by Westerners against subaltern women in Islamophobia discourse. The result of current research reveals that the form of oppression against women is verbal abuse shown in the media. Westerners portray Muslim life by exploiting it an inappropriate way.   Meanwhile, women’s resistance is represented by character Hanum deciding to resign from the television media that exploits Muslim life in the West.       
Crossing the World, Finding the Self: Self-Reflection in Postcolonial Travel Writing by Hanum Salsabiela Rais Risma Nur Rahmawati; Faruk; Wening Udasmoro
Tabasa: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra Indonesia, dan Pengajarannya Vol. 7 No. 01 (2026)
Publisher : UIN Raden Mas Said Surakarta, Indonesia

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Travel writing is a genre that flourishes not only in the West but also in the East. The narrators not only report the foreign areas they visit, including their languages, cultures, people, and customs, but also use travel writing as a medium to express who they are when they are in the foreign areas. This research aims to explore how Hanum Salsabiela Rais identifies herself or expresses her “selfness” when she is in Europe and America areas in her works including 99 Cahaya di Langit Eropa (2013), Bulan Terbelah di Langit Amerika (2014), Faith & City (2018), and Sangkala di Langit Andalusia (2022). This study is qualitative research. The data used include words, sentences, and dialogues relating to the narrator’s self-expression when she is in Europe and America. The data were collected through close reading and document analysis, including note-taking, while the data were analyzed using Creswell’s procedure combined with Carl Thompson’s principles in his book entitled Travel Writing: The Critical Idiom (2011). The results of the research show that Hanum can be categorized as a romantic individual and a tourist. In addition, this research found that the most prominent form of selfness is self-reflection. Hanum utilized her exploration in Europe and America to find or to reflect on herself as a Muslim.   Tulisan perjalanan menjadi genre yang tumbuh subur, tidak hanya di wilayah Barat tetapi juga wilayah Timur. Para penulis tidak hanya memberitakan wilayah asing yang dikunjungi meliputi bahasanya, budayanya, orang-orangnya, dan adat istiadat mereka. Akan tetapi, tulisan perjalanan menjadi media penulis untuk menunjukkan siapa dirinya saat berada di wilayah asing. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu mengeksplorasi bagaimana Hanum Salsabiela Rais mengidentifikasi diri atau menunjukkan ke-Diri-an saat berada di wilayah Eropa dan Amerika dalam keempat karyanya meliputi: 99 Cahaya di Langit Eropa (2013), Bulan Terbelah di Langit Amerika (2014), Fait & City (2018), dan Sangkala di Langit Andalusia (2022). Jenis penelitian dalam artikel ini yaitu kualitatif. Data dalam penelitian berupa kata, kalimat, dan dialog yang berhubungan dengan pengungkapan diri penulisnya saat berada di Eropa dan Amerika. Metode pengumpulan data berupa simak dan catat, sedangkan metode analisis data menggunakan langkah-langkah milik Creswell yang dipadukan dengan konsep Carl Thompson dalam bukunya berjudul Travel Writing: the Critical idiom (2011). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Hanum dapat dikategorikan sebagai diri romantik dan diri wisatawan. Di samping itu, temuan penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kedirian yang menonjol adalah diri refeksi atau self-reflection. Hanum memanfaatkan penjelajahan di Eropa dan Amerika untuk menemukan atau mereflesikan dirinya sebagai seorang Muslim.