ICMI's program

ICMI's program

From Pikiran Rakyat

We all know what ICMI stands for Ikatan Cendekiawan Muslim Indonesia (Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals). As a Moslem I would like to raise a question: What is ICMI's program? And what is the influence of ICMI on the Moslem technocrats in this world.

It is a fact that Moslem countries (in the Middle East) are rich in oil. So are Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam. Besides, the latter are also rich in minerals. But if we study more deeply, the Moslem countries are lagging behind in science and technology. Moslem scientists are small in number, but religious preachers are in abundance. They are mere consumers of science and technology.

It is time ICMI considered the need for drawing up a clear-cut program in which science and technology get more allocation in the school curriculum.

UMARDJOKO

Sukabumi,

West Java