UBD Holds Seminar On Sexual Deviation
By Ahmed Shaheeb

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Syariah Department of Institut Pengajian Islam Sultan Hj Omar Ali Saifuddien (IPSOAS) yesterday held a seminar on "Fiqh Semasa", which among other things explored the root of sexual deviation from an Islamic perspective.

The guest of honour, Prof Madya Dr Hj Mohamad @ Md Som bin Sujimon, hoped that the one day talk at the Senate Room of UBD, would give participants some idea on ways to address social ills in the country.

A number of working papers were presented yesterday. One of them was by Datin Hjh Adina binti Othman of the Community Development Department, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, who touched on a number of factors that cause decline in moral standards such as dysfunctional families and lack of religious education.

Other speakers included: Dr Hj Abdurrahman Raden Aji Haqqi, a lecturer from IPSOAS' Syariah Department; P/ASP Pg Hjh Napiah binti Hj Asli from the Crime Investigation Department, Royal Brunei Police Force; Prof Dr Omar Hasan Kibirige Kasule from the Institute of Medicine UBD; Pg Hj Md Tashim bin Pg Hj Hassan from Syariah Appeal Court; and, Dr Hji Siti Noor Azmah binti Abdullah, Senior Medical Officer, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, RIPAS Hospital.

Earlier, a welcoming speech was delivered by the secretary of organising committee responsible for the seminar, Dr Nurol Huda binti PDSMDSU Dr Hj Ismail, the Head of IPSOAS' Syariah Department.  -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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