Is there a place for sex education in pakistani educational institutions? assignment

People went to Holy Prophet and discussed sex related matters. Dr. Akhtar explains: When I started to study what Quran, Islamic laws and religious scholars had to say about it, I realized there is so much discussion about sex in Islam. One would be surprised. There are sayings from the Holy Prophet Muhammad(P. B. U. H) about sexual matters and historical sources tell us he answered detailed queries on the subject from both men and women (Sex Education Book for Muslims Incites Anger in Pakistan). Therefore it is evident that Islam does not forbid one to get knowledge about the basics of life.

Most of the folks of Pakistan are of the view that the parents should give their children the basic sex education rather than practicing it in schools. No doubt, it is the duty of parents to inform about basics regarding sex but in a country like Pakistan where the literacy rate is 49. 9%, how can parents possibly teach their children about sexual health and anatomy when they themselves do not know about these matters. Awareness about it is the demand of present. In Pakistan, there is a lot of shyness between parents and children. Parents are mostly reluctant to tell their children about these things.

Sex education can help to reduce the sex related diseases like HIV and AIDS. Sex education does not only teach about sexual intercourse or sexual anatomy but also about the sexually transmitted diseases. According to UNAID report, the percentage of Pakistanis suffering from STDs was 21% in the year 2008 (lack of resources could undermine gains made in HIV response in Pakistan). According to another survey, when 428 adolescents of rural areas of Sindh were asked about STDs, only 44% of them were able to name at least one such disease (Raheel, White, Khadri and Fatima).

This depicts that the adolescents of rural areas do not have any knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases. There is a need to inform the youth about the STDs and the best way is to tell them through sex education. Another most important factor that can be reduced through sex education is the child abuse and child rapes. These are very common in Pakistan and the reason is children do not know how to react when someone tries to touch them in a wrong way. This awareness can be given through sex education.