00678pab a2200133 454500008004000000100002500040245003800065260000900103300001600112362001100128520035100139650002000490773003400510180718b2004   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aEngineer, Asghar Ali  aA handy tool for anti-minorityism  c2004  ap.4304-305.  a25 Sep  aSome ulema, especially those rooted in the old tradition and close to the illiterate and poor Muslim, do oppose family planning. However, there is enough evidence showing that Islam does not categorically oppose family planning. In any case, religious teachings, even if opposed to family planning, are not the only influences on human behaviour.  aMinority groups  aEconomic and Political Weekly