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Terrorism and madrassahs

20 November 2005, 18:00 PM
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
By SN Mamoon Dhaka
20 November 2005, 18:00 PM
Will somebody write an article covering the following thought provoking topic-- the prevailing madrassah education system- syllabus, enrolment, mode and method of education, madrassah hostel life etc. in details, what instigates an innocent 'madrassah' boy (innocent when admitted into madrassah) to become a fundamentalist terrorist or a suicide bomber, the mindset of a fundamentalist, of a suicide bomber and the remedial recommendations like change of madrassah curriculum , how to bring them to the mainstream , de-regimentation, alternatives, creating job opportunities for them, unifying and simplifying madrassah education system etc. The root causes will have to found and addressed.

Interestingly, the mentor of a suicide bomber does not send his own sons, relatives or himself to such a mission. If 'pseudo-shahadat' was so virtuous why doesn't he volunteer himself for such a mission?

It took many years to build up 'Bamiyan' in Afghanistan but a few powerful explosives by the ruthless, cultureless, inhuman, misguided paranoid psychotic 'Talibans' destroyed it in a jiffy. A part of the history and heritage of Afghanistan blew up into the air and got lost into oblivion.

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Only infinite patience and pragmatic corrective measures against causes of religious terrorism, counter motivation can save the majority- the sane and hard working world, civilisation and humanity, and also the 'poor' souls - the 'would be pseudo-shaheeds'.