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The Madrassa Myth: In Pakistan, public schools may be the problem

The World

August 23, 2013

While private Islamic schools are often blamed for breeding terrorists, the country's public school curriculum teaches a militant view of Islam.

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The Madrassa Myth: in Pakistan, Public Schools may be the Problem

The World

August 21, 2013

Recent reports have accused Pakistan's Islamic, religious schools as being training grounds for terrorists. But most students attend the schools, called madrassas, for a purely spiritual purpose.

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