Such a sad state of (pre-marital) affairs if you read the statistics given by Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara. And those statistics are probably a tip of the iceberg, as the numbers recorded were only the ones reported. What about the ones that goes unreported, or the ones that were given away (or even sold) to families outside the country?
In the last five years (2005-2009) there were 74,723 cases of Malay Muslim anak luar nikah reported to the JPN.
In 2008, there were 16,541 anak luar nikah cases reported.
In 2009, there were 17,303 anak luar nikah cases reported.
Blogger Perisik Rakyat has the statistics breakdown according to states in Malaysia here.
Another report says since 2000 till the end of July 2008, there are 257,000 birth certificates registered with JPN without the father's name recorded on them. This figures translate into 2,500 cases of anak luar nikah registered every month or 83.3 cases everyday.
Such a big figure.
Haji Harussani wants each and everyone of us to take the blame and find a holistic way to approach this issue. There needs to be a constructive method to facilitate the teaching of religion and morality in schools, he says.
On the teaching of sex education in schools, Hj Harussani says society is still uncertain or clueless of what the subject is all about.
Of course people might not be so forgiving if they do not understand what it is we are trying to hammer into our children's mind. So this is why there are pros and cons as they are not yet able to decide whether to accept it.
So, since the people has yet to accept the teaching of sex education in schools, Hj Harussani suggest an alternative to the teaching the subject to school children.
It is through the subject munakahat which Harussani says is more appropriate.
What is munakahat?
Harussani says the teaching of munakahat is not just about the everyday dealings of the husband and wife relationship, but it is also about sins and virtues and about our relationship to God.
Are we not teaching munakahat in schools nowadays? I thought we already did have it in those days when we were in secondary schools back in the 70's. And do you think the teaching of munakahat can help solve or eradicate the problem of anak luar nikah?
I guess as far as the Hj Harussani and the rest of the population is concerned, he must also answer the question of what or how munakahat can be better applied to schools to what the problem of teaching of sex education is all about.
Many of us are still clueless.
Click on pic below to read the report.
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