Fatayat, established in 1950, is the young women’s section of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia’s traditionalist and largest Muslim organisation, which was founded in 1926. Pressed by Kyai Haji Muhammad Dahlan (1909–97), NU’s executive chief, a small group of young women in East Java, mostly daughters of kyais (the Javanese term for ʿulamāʾ, Muslim religious scholars), set up the organisation, despite fierce opposition from some charismatic kyais who hampered its progress. Three young women are credited with taking this initiative: Murthosiyah, Khuzaimah Man…