Working with the RIS Minister of Religious Affairs Wahid Hasyim, Fakih began instituting a standardised religious curriculum in the public schools and modernising education at religious schools.
Bekerja sama dengan Menteri Agama RIS Wahid Hasyim, Fakih mulai menetapkan kurikulum pelajaran agama standar di sekolah umum dan memodernisasi pendidikan di sekolah berbasis agama.