Sex Education for Muslim Youth and Their Parents

Authors

  • Shahid Athar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5915/22-1-13530

Keywords:

Sex education, teenage pregnancy, Islam, Marriage

Abstract

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5915/22-1-13530

Sex education for children and youth is a sensitive but important aspect of their learning. At present, Muslim children are getting secular sex education at schools and get the wrong message about sex from the media. In this article the pros and cons of American sex education as related to Islamic concepts of sexuality and marriage are discussed. A curriculum is proposed for Islamic sex education to be given at home or Sunday Islamic school.

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Published

1990-01-01

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (1990)

Section

Islamic Perspectives

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