initiated by saateesh on July 21, 2007 (http://indiainteracts.com/columnist/2007/07/21/Indian-Muslims-are-not-well-served-by-their-leaders/)
It may be a coincidence, but both India and Pakistan have started talking in terms of reforming the traditional madrassa system of education. While Pakistan's initiative has understandably followed the tragic Lal Masjid episode, the Indian government's proposed measures are evidently the fallout of pressure from the Hindu communal outfits.
In both the countries, the belief that the madrassa more
It may be a coincidence, but both India and Pakistan have started talking in terms of reforming the traditional madrassa system of education. While Pakistan's initiative has understandably followed the tragic Lal Masjid episode, the Indian government's proposed measures are evidently the fallout of pressure from the Hindu communal outfits.
In both the countries, the belief that the madrassas have become hotbeds of terrorism is behind the latest moves. And the resistance to these initiatives for reform is also being offered in the two countries by the fundamentalist elements.
In India, the proposed legislation drafted by the National Commission for Minority Education is being opposed by the Jamaat-e-Islami, the Jamiat-ulema-e-Hind, a section of the Deoband school and others.
