English Forum for Islamic Studies (Sisters)

Sisters
c/o Rahmania Foundation
Jl. Mesjid I/3 (Jl. Pejompongan 3/3)
Bendungan Hilir, Jakarta Pusat 10210
Tel. 021 5795-0416

Contact Persons

Monika Sugiarto - Tel. 021 9641-9219, Email: speakingdoctor@gmail.com
Angela Alhamid - Jl. Mampang Prapatan VIII/R7, Jakarta Selatan 12790 Tel. 799-2732 Fax 790-0991

Membership

Membership in Sisters is open to English-speaking women of all nationalities and religions. Current number of members 45. Cost of annual membership Rp 100,000, paid in two installments. Membership entitles a person to a discount on Islamic courses run by SISTERS, free access to library resources (books and tapes on Islam), and notification of discussions and courses on Islam in English.

About Sisters

Mission Statement: As Sisters in Islam, we dedicate ourselves to service to God and society by providing an English language information and support center for women and anyone else in the larger community who wishes to learn more about Islam.

Established in 1997, SISTERS functions as a support group for expatriate women of other religions considering marrying, or who have married Moslems, and would like to know more about Islam. In our weekly fellowship meetings we read the Quran, and the various interpretations of it, to discuss how this can be applied to modern life as well as learn more about the tenets and rituals of Islam. These sessions are informal, attended only by women, and are geared towards seeking spiritual development.

SISTERS has started a new program: we are learning how to read the Qur'an properly and will eventually translate, interpret and discuss the read passages. We will get together every Saturday 09.00 in South Jakarta.

Aside from this, SISTERS holds monthly open-forum discussions as well as short courses on Islam, twice a year.

Last updated July 8, 2014