In Pakistan's Public Schools, Jihad Still Part of Lesson Plan

[deadparrot]

LAHORE, Pakistan — Each year, thousands of Pakistani children learn from history books that Jews are tightfisted moneylenders and Christians vengeful conquerors. One textbook tells kids they should be willing to die as martyrs for Islam.

They aren't being indoctrinated by extremist mullahs in madrasas, the private Islamic seminaries often blamed for stoking militancy in Pakistan. They are pupils in public schools learning from textbooks approved by the administration of President Pervez Musharraf.

Since joining the U.S. as an ally in its "war on terror" four years ago, Musharraf has urged Pakistanis to shun radical Islam and pursue "enlightened moderation."

Musharraf and U.S. officials say education reforms are crucial to defeating extremism in Pakistan, the only Islamic nation armed with nuclear weapons. Yet reformers who study the country's education system say public school lessons still promote hatred against non-Muslims and urge jihad, or holy war.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/latimests/inpakistanspublicschoolsjihadstillpartoflessonplan

[krkaufman]

1. Part of the Axis of Evil-but-don't-dare-say-so, apparently. n/t

[BootinUp]

2. We should invade, or just nuke 'em.

:sarcasm:

[Bill McBlueState]

3. texas

Seems like the Pakistani and Texas textbook adoption committees should get together. I think they'd find they have a lot in common in their approach to education.

[barb162]

4. Though I don't agree one damned bit with the TX group, teaching

religion is one thing and teaching hatred and jihad: kill, kill, kill is another.