References to caliphate in high school exams draw ire in Kediri

References to caliphate in high school exams draw ire in Kediri

The Jakarta Post-News·2019-12-07 12:52

The head of the religious affairs agency in Kediri, East Java, has said the use of the politically sensitive term khilafah (caliphate) in high school exam materials in the region was an act of negligence. In response, the agency plans to carry out a thorough evaluation of all related textbooks used in schools across the region. Kediri Religious Agency head Muh Zuhri said a team of officials from his office and the East Java provincial agency had investigated the case and concluded the exam materials did not go through a final check before being distributed to schools. Zuhri said the exam materials were prepared by a fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) teacher from MAN 2 Islamic state senior high school in Kediri without being checked by related offices. Previously, exam materials were prepared by a forum of principals, vice principals and teachers in th...

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