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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.
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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Development & Education
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.
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.