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        "id": 1799082,
        "msgid": "trailblazing-female-kua-head-uun-kurniasih-proves-leadership-isnt-bound-by-gender-1781225476",
        "date": "2026-06-12 07:21:49",
        "title": "Trailblazing Female KUA Head Uun Kurniasih Proves Leadership Isn't Bound by Gender",
        "author": "A.Syalaby Ichsan",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Uun Kurniasih, a 54-year-old Islamic extension officer from Indramayu, has become one of the first 15 women in Indonesia to be appointed as head of a Religious Affairs Office (KUA), following new ministerial regulations. Her appointment marks a significant policy shift, allowing female Islamic counsellors to assume leadership roles traditionally held by men who also serve as marriage officiants. While she cannot solemnise marriages, her new role as KUA head in Pasekan subdistrict represents a breakthrough for gender inclusivity within the Ministry of Religious Affairs.",
        "content": "<p>The head of the Religious Affairs Office (KUA) has long been\nsynonymous with men, who also double as marriage officiants. However,\nUun Kurniasih, 54, has proven that women can also lead a KUA, even if\nthey cannot officiate marriages like a penghulu. The Indramayu native is\none of 15 women appointed as KUA heads across Indonesia. The\ninauguration took place at the HM Rasjidi Auditorium, the Ministry of\nReligious Affairs service office in Central Jakarta, on Thursday\n(4\/6\/2026). The hybrid ceremony included 258 KUA heads from various\nregions in Indonesia, with Uun being the only female KUA head from West\nJava. Uun expressed gratitude for the opportunity the government has\ngiven to women, including herself, to become KUA heads, especially since\nshe previously served only as an Islamic extension officer.\n\u2018Alhamdulillah, I have been given this trust. It is a mandate,\u2019 Uun said\nwhen met at her office at the Pasekan Subdistrict KUA, Indramayu\nRegency, Thursday (11\/6\/2026). Uun, a woman who served as an Islamic\nextension officer under the Community Guidance Section (Bimas) of the\nMinistry of Religious Affairs in Indramayu Regency, was able to assume\nthe position of KUA head thanks to a new government policy. This was\nmade possible by the issuance of Minister of Religious Affairs\nRegulation Number 24 of 2024 and Minister of Religious Affairs Decree\nNumber 1644 of 2025. Through these regulations, for the first time,\nIslamic extension officers were given the opportunity to hold the\nposition of KUA head, including female Islamic extension officers.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/trailblazing-female-kua-head-uun-kurniasih-proves-leadership-isnt-bound-by-gender-1781225476",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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