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Articles with tag: madrassa

Muslim Psyche After September 11, 2001

Khalid Sohail   Sep 10, 2008   interacts: 125

When we reflect upon the reactions of Muslims from different parts of the world we see certain tendencies emerging in the last few years.

The Deoband Declaration on Terrorism: Why Now?

Dost Mittar   Mar 3, 2008   interacts: 183

On February 25, 2008 an “All India Terrorism Conference” was attended by over 10,000 Islamic clerics, scholars, muftis and teachers.

Neoliberalism and Madrassas: An Unholy Connection

Ahmar Mahboob   Oct 26, 2007   interacts: 71

How these schools (madrassas) are perhaps an indirect consequence of structural adjustment policies that are dictated by the IMF and the World Bank.

The Paradox Cult

Shabbar Shah   Sep 3, 2007   interacts: 5

The hypocrisy with which the cult leaders lure and seduce; poor and illiterate parents and their children alike, under the banner of Islamic teachings.

Preventing More Lal Masjids

Pervez Hoodbhoy   Jul 10, 2007   interacts: 961

What should the government do after the guns stop firing and the hostages are out, whether dead or alive?

Madrassahs and Schools

Xoheb Sheikh   Nov 14, 2004   interacts: 9

The void, at present, is getting wider.

To Kill the Mockingbird

Zafar Anjum   Aug 5, 2003   interacts: 128

In India, Hindutva groups and sections of the government and the press have started a campaign against the Madarsahs, branding them as centers of obscurantism and breeding grounds for ‘terrorism.’ This feature is a reality check.

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