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    "data": {
        "id": 1866177,
        "msgid": "mui-to-draft-academic-paper-for-bill-on-handling-lgbt-issues-1784299914",
        "date": "2026-07-17 20:37:27",
        "title": "MUI to Draft Academic Paper for Bill on Handling LGBT Issues",
        "author": "Ani Nursalikah",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) is elevating the issue of LGBT to a strategic agenda for its upcoming congress and is preparing an academic paper to support a draft law aimed at 'countering' LGBT. The MUI Secretary-General expressed concern over the phenomenon and stated the document will be submitted to the House of Representatives.",
        "content": "<p>The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has made the issue of Lesbian,\nGay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) a strategic agenda for the VIII\nCongress of Indonesian Muslims (KUII), scheduled to take place in\nJakarta from 24 to 26 July 2026. The MUI is also currently preparing an\nacademic paper as an initial step towards drafting a Bill on the\nhandling of LGBT.<\/p>\n<p>MUI Secretary-General, Buya Amirsyah Tambunan, stated that the\ndiscussion on the LGBT issue is driven by the council\u2019s concern over the\ndevelopment of the phenomenon, which it believes requires serious\nattention. \u201cThis issue is very sensitive, very sexy, because it is\nalready so concerning,\u201d Amirsyah said during a visit to the Republika\noffice in Tebet, South Jakarta, on Friday (17\/7\/2026). \u201cWhy is it\nconcerning? Because if it is not anticipated, not prevented, the country\nwill damage our generation and our nation\u2019s society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the MUI is currently initiating the drafting of an\nacademic paper for a Bill on the countermeasures or handling of LGBT.\nOnce completed, the document will be submitted to the House of\nRepresentatives (DPR RI) as material for consideration in formulating\nregulations. \u201cThe MUI is currently initiating the creation of an\nacademic paper for the Bill. God willing, in the near future, this\nacademic paper on the Bill for the countermeasures or handling of LGBT\nwill be submitted to the House of Representatives of the Republic of\nIndonesia,\u201d Amirsyah said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mui-to-draft-academic-paper-for-bill-on-handling-lgbt-issues-1784299914",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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