<![CDATA[This study aims to analyze sexual violence in Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) through the lens of internalized power relations. Unlike previous studies that emphasize individual, normative, or external structural factors, this research examines how power operates internally in shaping students’ consciousness, emotions, and religious beliefs. This study employs a critical qualitative approach by integrating the frameworks of governmentality, symbolic violence, and affective power. Data were collected through document analysis, and analyzed using critical thematic analysis. The findings reveal that sexual violence in pesantren is not merely a result of structural domination, but also of the internalization of power that constructs obedience as part of religious identity. Domination is legitimized through symbolic mechanisms that normalize violence, while emotional and spiritual attachments reinforce the silencing of victims. In this context, power is not only exercised but also believed and experienced as truth. This study concludes that sexual violence in pesantren represents a manifestation of internalized and systemically reproduced power. Therefore, a transformation of Islamic educational paradigms is needed, emphasizing ethical relations, critical awareness, and the protection of human dignity.]]>
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