Muhammadiyah launches book<\/p>\n
YOGYAKARTA: In a bid to help accelerate democratization in
\nIndonesia, the country's second largest Muslim organization,
\nMuhammadiyah, launched on Thursday a civics textbook.<\/p>\n
The book, titled Civic Education, will be mandatory for
\nstudents at Muhammadiyah universities across the nation. It was
\nlaunched by Muhammadiyah chairman Ahmad Syafii Maarif here.<\/p>\n
The head of Muhammadiyah's education and research body,
\nZamroni, said the book would fill the gap in civic education for
\nuniversity students that was created when the government scrapped
\nin 1999 the Pancasila state ideology course, which had been
\ncompulsory for new students.<\/p>\n
One of the book's writers, Said Tuhuleley, said the textbook
\npresented students with a dynamic learning process that would
\nencourage them to uphold democratic values.<\/p>\n
It took the writers three years to complete the textbook,
\nduring which time they held a series of workshops and conducted
\ncomparative studies to get input from experts in Indonesia and
\noverseas. -- JP<\/p>\n
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\nBook on domestic violence launched
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Book on domestic violence released<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The Women's Legal Aid Foundation (LBH APIK), a non-
\ngovernmental organization, released on Wednesday a book on
\ndomestic violence.<\/p>\n
Titled A Study on Domestic Abuse: Unpunished Criminal, the
\nbook tells the story of a woman, Suyatmi, who suffered from
\ndomestic violence and took legal action against her abusive
\nhusband in 1997.<\/p>\n
The organization said the book was part of its continuing
\ncampaign to force the government and the House of Representatives
\nto endorse a bill on domestic violence that has been shelved for
\nseven years.<\/p>\n
Written by House member Nursyahbani Katjasungkana and LBH APIK
\nmember Asnifriyanti Damanik, the book is dedicated to all women
\nwho have been victims of domestic violence, the survivors of
\ndomestic violence and all women across the country. -- JP<\/p>",
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