50 children of poor families circumcised

50 children of poor families circumcised

JAKARTA (JP): At least 50 children from poor families were
circumcised on Saturday in conjunction with a commemoration of
the ninth anniversary of the Islam Al Muhajirin Foundation in
Pondok Pekayon Indah, Bekasi.

The foundation's chairman, Bachtiar, said the mass
circumcision, which was held in a cheerful tone, had nothing to
do with political campaign activities.

"The event is held in conjunction with school holidays,"
Bachtiar was quoted by Antara as saying.

Head of the organizing committee, Mulyono, said the
circumcisions, which were performed by doctors and 50 students of
the University of Indonesia's School of Medicine, were sponsored
by a limited number of sponsors, so that the number of boys
circumcised was limited.

Actually the number of applicants reached 100, but half of
them were turned down, he said.

He explained that it was the first celebration ever conducted
by the foundation since its establishment nine years ago.

Besides the circumcisions, the anniversary was also marked
with various other children activities, including a competition
on the call to prayer, Koran recital and a quiz on religion.