Ulemas and AIDS

Fri, 01 Dec 1995

Ulemas and AIDS

From Neraca

The role of ulemas in helping society come to grips with the spread of AIDS is of major importance, because religious teachers are in a position to pass on messages for the prevention of the disease.

I would like to suggest to the Indonesian Ulema Council to give the necessary information on AIDS to ulemas in conformity with Islamic teachings so as to help them pass the information on to the public.

We feel very sad that 55 of the 135 people with AIDS in Indonesia have died. Those are the official figures. Apparently there are many more cases of HIV.

The government too should regularly issue information on AIDS to the public.

YAHYA MUHTADIN

Central Jakarta

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