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References to caliphate in high school exams draw ire in Kediri
References to the khilafah were found in the final semester fiqh exam at madrasah aliyah (Islamic senior high schools) in northern Kediri, which covers Kediri city, Kediri regency and Nganjuk regency.
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High school students attend an exam. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan)
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he 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 the northern Kediri area.
"Yet, there should be a checking mechanism and each subject should be prepared by more than one person," Zuhri said on Thursday, adding that the figh exam materials had been prepared by only one teacher.
References to the khilafah were also found in the final semester fiqh exam at madrasah aliyah (Islamic senior high schools) in northern Kediri, which covers Kediri city, Kediri regency and Nganjuk regency.
