Madrasas and Terrorism

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This paper looks at the way that Islamic spiritual instruction schools (madrasas) teach the students that terrorism and jihad is the way to spiritual enlightenment. The paper argues that these madrasas need to take more responsibility for their students' extremist actions.

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"Over a decade Islamic terrorism has contributed a major part in the movements of revivalism. Amidst the members of the Islamic community, the concept of killing, threatening the enemy for the intention of speeding up the ultimate victory of Islam and maiming has always held a very strong fascination despite the fervent objection from Western Moslem scholars. The secret spiritual schools (madrasas) that have burgeoned in certain Muslim countries formed the social base of militancy of Muslim fundamentalism. This situation is particularly true in countries like Pakistan where schooling system is in a pathetic situation. These madrasas or centers of Islamic learning receive their sources from countries like Saudi Arabia."

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