Article: `Let religious body vet documents first'

Farrah Naz Karim; June Ramli
New Straits Times
05-23-2003
`Let religious body vet documents first'
Byline: Farrah Naz Karim; June Ramli
Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2*
Section: Nation

KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. - Participants at an Islamic conference on HIV/AIDS today called for a local religious body to vet all documents before they are released.

One of the participants, Islamic Medical Association member Dr A. Majid Katme, said this was necessary since it was impossible for a consensus to be reached on issues discussed due to the highly differing opinions and thoughts.
He said since some papers tabled could be against the teachings of Is lam, like those on the use of condoms, transexualism and sexual ...

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