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No radical teachings in my kindergarten textbook: Author
A member of the Ansor Youth Movement (GP Ansor) points at the highlighted words "Selesai-Raih-Bantai-Kiai" (Finish-Achieve-Slaughter-[Islamic] Teacher]) in a textbook considered to contain radical teachings at the GP Ansor office in Jakarta on Wednesday
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A member of the Ansor Youth Movement (GP Ansor) points at the highlighted words "Selesai-Raih-Bantai-Kiai" (Finish-Achieve-Slaughter-[Islamic] Teacher]) in a textbook considered to contain radical teachings at the GP Ansor office in Jakarta on Wednesday. (Antara/Sigid Kurniawan) (GP Ansor) points at the highlighted words "Selesai-Raih-Bantai-Kiai" (Finish-Achieve-Slaughter-[Islamic] Teacher]) in a textbook considered to contain radical teachings at the GP Ansor office in Jakarta on Wednesday. (Antara/Sigid Kurniawan)
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span class="inline inline-center">A member of the Ansor Youth Movement (GP Ansor) points at the highlighted words "Selesai-Raih-Bantai-Kiai" (Finish-Achieve-Slaughter-[Islamic] Teacher]) in a textbook considered to contain radical teachings at the GP Ansor office in Jakarta on Wednesday. (Antara/Sigid Kurniawan)
An author denies that her kindergarten textbook Anak Islam Suka Membaca (Muslim Kids Like Reading), contains radical teachings, but adds that she appreciates any input to improve its contents.
Author Nurani Musta'in and her husband Ayip Syarifuddin responded to a report from the Ansor Youth Movement (GP Ansor), Nahdlatul Ulama's youth wing, to the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) about the radical contents of the book.
In its report Ansor noted certain sentences in the book: "Sahid di medan jihad" [die as a jihadist], "Rela mati bela agama" [willingly die for religion], "Hati-hati zona bahaya" [warning, dangerous zone] and "Bahaya sabotase" [danger of sabotage].
Ayip expressed his appreciation of public input in regards to the book. "The advice and input of various parties will be taken into consideration as revision material. There was no intention by us to deliver radical teachings," Ayip said as reported by kompas.com on Friday.
The couple said they have long been using those words. However, Ayip said he understood that in today's context those words are of a sensitive nature.
Narani said she and her husband were unlikely to intentionally insert radical contents into her book because they opposed radicalism. She said that the textbook has been circulated across Indonesia since it was published in Surakarta, Central Jakarta in 1999,
Explaining about a series of words: 'selesai' (finish), 'raih' (achieve), 'bantai' (slaughter), and 'kiai' (Islamic teacher), Ayip said that his wife only wanted to introduce the syllable 'ai" to children, adding that the word arrangements did not form sentences and they were separate from each other. (liz/bbn)(+)
