Public schools and madrassas in Pakistan fuel discrimination by casting Hindus and other minorities in a negative light, an American report into the Muslim nation's education system said Wednesday.
Produced by an independent US government commission, the report into Pakistani textbooks and teaching practices also found that 80 percent of public school teachers viewed non-Muslims as "enemies of Islam" in one way or another.
"This study -- the first-ever study of its kind -- documents how Pakistan?s public schools and privately-run madrassas are not teaching tolerance but are exacerbating religious differences," said Leonard Leo, chairman of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom.
"Teaching discrimination increases the likelihood that violent religious extremism in Pakistan will continue to grow, weakening religious freedom, national and regional stability, and global security." Full story...
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Produced by an independent US government commission, the report into Pakistani textbooks and teaching practices also found that 80 percent of public school teachers viewed non-Muslims as "enemies of Islam" in one way or another.
"This study -- the first-ever study of its kind -- documents how Pakistan?s public schools and privately-run madrassas are not teaching tolerance but are exacerbating religious differences," said Leonard Leo, chairman of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom.
"Teaching discrimination increases the likelihood that violent religious extremism in Pakistan will continue to grow, weakening religious freedom, national and regional stability, and global security." Full story...
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