Ulema to study family planning

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Thirteen ulema from six regencies will soon join a comparative study of family planning in East Java.

The spokesman for the local Family Planning Coordinating Board, Nasir Ilyas, said the ulema would study how family planning succeeded in the province, Antara reported, without mentioning details of the successes. They would then hopefully be more active in promoting family planning, mainly aimed at couples of productive age.

The ulema were leaders of local Islamic boarding schools in Aceh Besar, Pidie, North Aceh, East Aceh, West Aceh and South Aceh. An executive of the Council of Indonesian Ulema would also join the comparative study along with an experienced medical practitioner in contraception.