LAHORE, Aug 1
Malaysian student Suheiri bin Bahadur, who three months ago enrolled in a five-year course at the Jamia Ashrafia madrasah, voiced disappointment at the decision to shut down Islamic seminaries in Pakistan.
Malaysian student Suheiri bin Bahadur, who three months ago enrolled in a five-year course at the Jamia Ashrafia madrasah, voiced disappointment at the decision to shut down Islamic seminaries in Pakistan.
He said he would continue his studies in Malaysia.
"I think if the madrasah administration asks me to leave, Ill have to go, but I would have liked to complete what I came here for," he said.
"I selected Pakistan because the quality of religious education here is quite good, but Ill continue my education after I go back to Malaysia."
Hundreds of foreign students in Pakistans Islamic seminaries were yesterday preparing to go home in line with an expulsion order that came amid a crackdown on militants after the deadly London bombings recently.
President Pervez Musharraf, under pressure to move against the countrys Islamic radicals, has ordered more than 800 militant suspects arrested in sweeping raids and told some 1,400 foreign madrasah students to leave Pakistan.
"The decision appalled me, but I guess I dont have any choice," said Mohammed Tahir, a 24-year-old Frenchman of Pakistani descent studying at Lahores leading madrasah, the sprawling Jamia Ashrafia.
"Ill not go against the law, but I would have liked to complete my education," said Tahir, a father-of-three from Paris studying Islamic law, interpretation of the Quran and logic.
"Ive got one-and-half-years left in my studies, but I plan to complete it at some seminary in France." AFP
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