UIN to train women preachers

JAKARTA: The British Government has signed an agreement with the Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN) on the holding of a development workshop for women preachers in Banten.

The memorandum of understanding sets out an agreement to carry out various activities, including a workshop for women preachers and a residential meeting for British and Indonesian Muslim women community leaders.

A short course will also be held to introduce the concept of gender mainstreaming for key administrative and decision-making staff at Centers for Women's Studies across the UIN and IAIN network.

The agreement, signed on Tuesday, is aimed at supporting greater understanding and facilitate increased awareness of the concept of gender mainstreaming both within the UIN system and society as a whole. -- JP