Posted on 12/02/2005 9:54:04 PM PST by Stoat
| More restrictions on madrasas B. Muralidhar Reddy
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday promulgated an ordinance making it mandatory for every madrasa (religious seminary) in the Federal capital to carry out audit of its accounts and prepare an annual educational activity report. It also prohibits seminaries from promoting militancy, sectarianism and religious hatred. Similar ordinances are in the process of being promulgated in other provinces of the country. Religious schools in Pakistan, with an estimated enrolment of 10 lakh students, have once again become the focus of attention of the international community after the London blasts in July in the wake of reports that at least two of those involved were products of Pakistan's religious schools. Pressure from the West
Since 9/11, the United States and the West have been pressing Pakistan to reform the religious schools with particular emphasis on syllabus and the source of their funding as some of the schools are suspected to be jehad factories. In 2002, Gen. Musharraf attempted to introduce laws for regulation of religious schools. However, in the face of stiff resistance from religious parties and groups, the effort was given up. The ordinance making it compulsory for religious schools to register and account for their funds amends the Societies Registration Act 1860 and would come into force with immediate effect in the Islamabad Capital Territory. The ordinance would be applicable to religious institutions meant primarily for religious education, Jamia, Darul Uloom, school, college or university or called by any other name, set up for the purpose of imparting religious education with board and lodging facilities. The ordinance directs all madrasas to submit an annual report of its educational activities to the registrar of societies. Similarly, it has become mandatory for every religious institution to carry out audit of its accounts and submit a copy of its audit report to the registrar of societies. The directive said no madrasa would teach or publish any literature which promotes militancy and spread sectarianism and religious hatred. Under the ordinance, madrasas existing before its commencementshould get themselves registered before December 31, 2005. Similarly, madrasas established after the ordinance should get themselves registered within one year of their establishment.
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More restrictions on madrasas
B. Muralidhar Reddy
Ordinance prohibits seminaries from promoting militancy, religious hatred
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday promulgated an ordinance making it mandatory for every madrasa (religious seminary) in the Federal capital to carry out audit of its accounts and prepare an annual educational activity report.
It also prohibits seminaries from promoting militancy, sectarianism and religious hatred. Similar ordinances are in the process of being promulgated in other provinces of the country.
Religious schools in Pakistan, with an estimated enrolment of 10 lakh students, have once again become the focus of attention of the international community after the London blasts in July in the wake of reports that at least two of those involved were products of Pakistan's religious schools.
Pressure from the West
Since 9/11, the United States and the West have been pressing Pakistan to reform the religious schools with particular emphasis on syllabus and the source of their funding as some of the schools are suspected to be jehad factories.
In 2002, Gen. Musharraf attempted to introduce laws for regulation of religious schools. However, in the face of stiff resistance from religious parties and groups, the effort was given up.
The ordinance making it compulsory for religious schools to register and account for their funds amends the Societies Registration Act 1860 and would come into force with immediate effect in the Islamabad Capital Territory.
The ordinance would be applicable to religious institutions meant primarily for religious education, Jamia, Darul Uloom, school, college or university or called by any other name, set up for the purpose of imparting religious education with board and lodging facilities.
The ordinance directs all madrasas to submit an annual report of its educational activities to the registrar of societies. Similarly, it has become mandatory for every religious institution to carry out audit of its accounts and submit a copy of its audit report to the registrar of societies.
The directive said no madrasa would teach or publish any literature which promotes militancy and spread sectarianism and religious hatred. Under the ordinance, madrasas existing before its commencementshould get themselves registered before December 31, 2005. Similarly, madrasas established after the ordinance should get themselves registered within one year of their establishment.
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