LIKE its name, the objectives of the Religious Community Perpetuity Fund (DAU) are truly noble: to benefit the religious community and its social welfare. The funds have been available since Minister Tarmizi Taher headed the Religious Affairs Department. At the time, according to Tarmizi, setting the cost of haj pilgrimages was inefficient and unregulated. The exchange rate of the rupiah to the US dollar was unstable; insurance was also required