Controversy in Algeria .. Teaching sex education or re-jurisprudence purity?

Mohamed Amir-Algeria

The proposal to include sex education in the educational programs in Algerian schools has raised great controversy and controversy through communication sites. Although some believe that sex education is a legitimate method for rationalizing instincts, the subject in Algeria is still classified as "modesty" and "red" , Making his discussion difficult, given the Algerian customs and customs known as "haraam".

Absolute rejection of the idea
The comments of the pioneers of the social networking platforms were categorized as a complete rejection of the idea they considered to be contrary to the values ​​and customs of Algerian society. They described it as taboos that should not be addressed because of the shame of modesty and damage to the morality of society.

"The only subject that has been the cause of my behavioral evaluation is Islamic education, which has included all aspects of life from literature and transactions. It makes us indispensable to add material calculated on the basis of secularism as sex education," Saleh Adelan said in a tweet on his Twitter page. .

"The virus of corruption in Algeria"
"The problem is that everyone is corrupt in one way or another, Professor Anani cares about his pocket, and does not care about the content of the course, he only protests the monthly salary, but the contents of the textbook is the last of his concern and the latest sex education," said Tinhanan in another tweet via Twitter under the label "virus - corruption in Algeria" .

Many of the politicians in the case found an opportunity to jump on the debate, temper the atmosphere and somewhat support somewhat to ease the pressure on Education Minister Nuria Ben Ghabrit, who this time also did not concede to criticism of her opponents.

Yes, no "scratch of modesty"
The former Brotherhood leader Abu Jarrah Soltani commented that he saw no impediment to teaching sex education to children, but not in a "shy way". He personally learned sex education, and he read it in the jurisprudence of wudoo '. The teachers talked about purity after the menstruation of women, And many of the things that pass through the Koranic verses and prophetic traditions.

Sultani pointed to his demand from the Minister of Education to re-teach jurisprudence purity, and then teach sex education without being shocked students.

The hit is impossible
For his part, said the specialist in media and communication, Dr. Mohamed Hammadi of the island Net that the inclusion of sex in the educational system is impossible because it will raise a sensation among the Algerians, and will give the opportunity to organizations and political formations opposed to investment, pointing out that the country is coming to a major challenge, Months ahead.

According to him, talking about sex is a taboo that university professors avoid discussing with their students, and even the local media are burdened with programs on this thorny issue; in a society known to be conservative, so what about schoolchildren.

Sexual privacy education
The specialist in sociology, Dr. Bakis Noureddine in his speech to the island Net that Algerian society has always strived to immunize its children since childhood to teach them sex education through three stations: First, the education of children's privacy nationality, so that from the earliest age to understand the children that they have sexual privacy of The type of clothing, the type of toys, the nature of the actions and colors of each sex, and the appropriate hairstyle.

He adds that there is a strong presence of the family in the definition of the son sexual characteristics, and then move to identify his sexual identity, where he learned to deal with some members of his body in particular, especially sexual organs, including the family's concern to shower the son alone whenever he is able to do so and identify the areas of touch and play And cover the nakedness of each sex.

Ministry of National Education denies
Amidst the uproar over this matter, the Minister of National Education, Nuria Ben Gbrit, hastened to refute these rumors about the Ministry of Education's intention to include sex education in the official curricula, and came out of her silence after this uproar. She denied that she proposed the issue of sex education to the students. Deep from the fabricated fuss, and asked: Where did they come from this information?