“Nurul Karomah TPQ 中的女性领导力，Jember Umbulsari：宗教作为文化基础设施和性别谈判场所”

--- Abstract This article analyzes the leadership of women in TPQ Nurul Karomah, Umbulsari Village, Jember, as a phenomenon of the transformation of religious authority in the context of local culture. With the framework of “religion as a cultural infrastructure” and an intersectional approach, this research shows how women’s leadership negotiates religious authority, builds social legitimacy, and creates a child-friendly and gender-sensitive educational space. This case is positioned as a conceptual laboratory for understanding religion as an arena for negotiating identity in the post-expertise era. --- Abstract The phenomenon of women’s leadership in community-based religious education institutions is increasingly prominent in various regions of Indonesia, including in TPQ Nurul Karomah, Umbulsari Village, Jember. This article aims to analyze women’s leadership in TPQ as a form of the transformation of religious authority and as an arena for cultural negotiation. TPQ is understood not only as an institution for teaching the Qur’an, but also as a cultural infrastructure that shapes children’s identities, strengthens social solidarity, and regulates informal norms in society. --- Using a qualitative case study approach, this research delves into the experiences and strategies of women’s leadership in TPQ Nurul Karomah through observation, in-depth interviews, and document analysis. The analysis is conducted with an intersectional framework and the concept of religion as a cultural infrastructure, and is linked to the post-expertise paradigm that emphasizes the shift of religious authority from the dominance of ulama or academics to collective community-based negotiation. --- The results of the research show that the leadership of women in TPQ Nurul Karomah has successfully built social legitimacy through a combination of moral authority, closeness to children, and the ability to manage the dynamics of patriarchal culture. Women leaders in TPQ not only play the role of teachers, but also as organizers of community solidarity, mediators of conflicts, and agents of cultural transformation. This case demonstrates that TPQ can be a child-friendly and gender-sensitive cultural laboratory, as well as a space where religion functions as an arena for negotiating social identity. --- This article contributes to the development of the theory of religion as a cultural infrastructure, emphasizing the gender dimension and community-based education. In a practical sense, this research offers a model for the empowerment of women in the leadership of local religious education institutions, which is relevant to strengthening inclusiveness and social legitimacy in the contemporary era. ---