Moslem women conference

Moslem women conference

From Republika

The recent World Conference of Moslem Women was held in
Khartoum, Sudan from July 31 to Aug. 3 and was
attended by 150 participants from 85 countries. It is strange
that there were no participants from Indonesia which has the
largest Moslem population in the world.

There has been no explanation as to the reasons for the non-
participation. Mrs. Zahara Deliar Noer says some people ascribe
it to the difficulty of reaching Sudan due to a necessary transit
in Egypt. Dr. Marwah Daud Ibrahim regrets the absence of
Indonesian delegates to the conference.

I herewith request those having received the invitations to
explain the matter. I would also ask the organizers to whom were
the invitations were addressed?

I hope there will be no repeat of the failure to attend such
important conferences for Indonesian Moslem women.

JAFAR ABDULLAH

Solo, Central Java