Posted on 04/30/2005 11:34:25 AM PDT by arun
Its students and principal call it the University of Jihad (Holy War).
Last week the religious seminary of Darul Uloom Haqqania in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province turned out another class of young Pakistanis and Afghans ready to wage holy war against the enemies of their religion.
Among them was 15-year-old Afghan refugee, Javed Ullah.
"I wish to fight the infidels," he said as he left the seminary in Akora Khattak, 50 kilometres (31 miles) east of the provincial capital, Peshawar.
Javed is among 600 students who have completed studies in different fields over the past year.
I will dedicate my whole life for jihad. I will kill enemies of Islam
Wearing white turbans and dress, all the new graduates looked satisfied and seemed to brim with hope for a bright future.
"I want to go back and fight the Americans," Javed said wearing a garland. "I can't wait anymore."
His Pakistani classmates had a similar desire.
"I will dedicate my whole life for jihad. It is compulsory for Muslims. I will kill enemies of Islam," said student Minhaj Uddin.
The whole convocation was full of slogans in support of Afghanistan's ousted Taleban regime, al-Qaeda's leader Osama Bin Laden and holy war.
Students take a final oath at the graduation ceremony
Some of the banners adorning the seminary were decorated with pictures of Kalashnikov rifles and tanks.
In their speeches, teachers and religious scholars urged the students to put defending their faith before everything else.
"Being watchmen of your religion, you are naturally the first target of your enemies," said Maulana Sami ul-Haq, the principal of the seminary.
In the past, some Taleban officials, themselves graduates of the institution, have attended these convocations.
Even Taleban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar's messages have been read out.
The school's support for the Taleban has been no secret.
The principal previously sent a batch of 2,000 Afghan students back to their homeland to aid the then ruling Taleban in its fight against the warlords of the Northern Alliance.
His words of advice for the Pakistani and Afghan students are now to wage holy war until the "evil force" is defeated.
"In the past, only conspiracies were hatched to end Islam, but now the enemy is in the battlefield challenging us," said Mr Sami.
"Islam, Muslim scholars and religious students were never under such a threat as today."
Such messages emanating from seminaries ring alarm bells in Western countries and among moderates in Pakistan.
The government of President Pervez Musharraf wants to turn the tide and promote liberalism but is finding it difficult to change things with the speed the international community wants.
North-West Frontier Province has many tribal areas that have historically been autonomous, governed by tribal leaders and their own laws.
It is inhabited mostly by the Pashtun, the same ethnic group that dominated the Taleban, and has always been affected directly by events across the long, porous border with Afghanistan.
Some observers say the bad effects of over two decades of war - religious extremism, gun-running and drugs - cannot quickly be removed.
Certainly, the government's efforts to change the curriculum in the religious schools have failed to make any impact so far.
While such efforts go on, fresh batches of volunteers ready to confront what they see as the enemies of their faith continue to graduate.
TALEBAN ALUMNI Amir Khan Muttaqi - information and culture minister Abdul Latif Mansoor - agriculture minister Maulvi Ahmad Jan - minister of mines and industries Mullah Jalaludin Haqani - minister of frontier affairs Maulvi Qalamudin - head of the religious police Arifullah Arif - deputy foreign minister Mullah Khairullah Khairkhwa - interior ministry
The head of this seminary is a member of Pakistan Senate and recently, European Parliament refused to meet this hardline Islamist included in a Pakistani Senate delegation. Check out the following link. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4468315.stm
I think it is high time US spend some aid money on pak public education system, instead of F16's and military aid. Unless pak public education system improves, these universities of jihad are going to thrive.
It sure worked great over here! /sarc
You signed up today to tell America what to do? I smell ozone.......
The only good expenditure I could think of would be a MOAB while the classes are still ongoing.
I prefer the No Jihadist Left Behind policy best carried out via scorched earth processes.
I would like to hear an explanation, of how anyone can still believe we can live in peace with these lunatic bastards..
If ever a "cult" should be driven to extinction - it is these bastards..
Semper Fi
I think it's time we pay Pakistan ZERO dollars.
...bows demurely to the audience...
But we (ie Dar-Islime) are not at war with Islime, even though they are at war with us.
The solution is easy enough. Raid Mecca grab their idol rock the Krapba, drill a shaft to the center of the earth and drop it in. Anyone found standing on their head praying 5 times a day is the enemy and must be zotted.
ABC CBS NBC CNN its all the SAME, Propaganda.
Might as well call them all AmeriJazerra.
Show them how much Gravitas Hugh Bris has. Vote with your remote! Shut down the Alphabet channels.
He's Got A Plan
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Partially agree. Reagarding your concerns, the government already have engaged in some education projects in Pakistan to create a more moderate sociey rather than extremism. However, it has been a very hard task to stop that extremism. What is necessary in Pakistan is a ban on Islam teaching schools promoting salafists and extremism and the intelligence to monitor the schools and the public to get rid of any underground and unauthorized schools that are promoting the extremism. The government of Pakistan has engaged in these programs but there seems to be an underground network of the extremism. These people with extremist ideas are called neo-Talibans.
Well, Javed did SAY he had a wish to fight. Shouldn't we oblige? Who could object? The graduation party should start when they come out the front door. Do they throw their rags in the air to celebrate? That'd be the time to drop the MOAB. What degree does this place confer: Magna BOOM Lau--die? Does Parveez need a few hints as to how to destroy these imbeciles at "the speed the international community wants? The boy is just not motivated but maybe Condi will give him a clue.
Well, Javed did SAY he had a wish to fight. Shouldn't we oblige? Who could object? The graduation party should start when they come out the front door. Do they throw their rags in the air to celebrate? That'd be the time to drop the MOAB. What degree does this place confer: Magna BOOM Lau--die? Does Parveez need a few hints as to how to destroy these imbeciles at "the speed the international community wants? The boy is just not motivated but maybe Condi will give him a clue.
I think it is high time we use some of those F-16s to give them a real education.
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