Mayor requires Koran reading

Mayor requires Koran reading

TANGERANG: All Muslim civil servants in Tangerang are now
required to read the Koran for 90 minutes every Friday morning in
a bid to encourage akhlakul kharimah -- the Islamic virtues of
honesty, discipline and loyalty.

Tangerang Mayor Wahidin Halim launched the mandatory program
on Friday, his second move following an earlier ruling this year
requiring all Muslim civil servants to wear traditional prayer
costumes on Fridays.

"The move aims to improve Muslim civil servants' skills, not
only to read the Koran, but also to comprehend and implement its
good teachings," Wahidin said.

The mayor has ordered City Secretary Harry Mulya Zain to
monitor the program.-- JP