From: "Tigran Petrosian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu Apr 22, 2004 12:24 pm Subject: Madrassas: knowledge or the 'shade of swords'? - A comment
ADVERTISEMENT A cross-posting. Petrosian ===== Holy Uncle, Notwithstanding with our disagreement on what terrorism is all about and how to combat it, I found the article you forwarded quite refreshing (see the link below). QUOTE: "However, a significant minority [of madrassas] acts as recruiting centers for violent radicals who not only reject the West but also seek to attack it by whatever means possible." PETROSIAN: What the author means is although the number of madrassas being used as recruiting centers for terrorism is small, its effect is significant. Agree. As we have seen, 10 people were enough to blow up two gigantic towers and 3000 lives. So, it is at the hand of good Muslims to take care of this problem rather than forcing the West to do it for them which will obviously create a backlash. QUOTE again: "The Muslim world needs to be encouraged to embrace modern education and undertake ijtihad (mental exertion to find solutions to problems) on its own. Proposals such as adding the learning of science and mathematics to the theology of conformity taught at traditional madrassas are hardly solutions to the Muslim world's knowledge deficit." PETROSIAN: Agree. The Muslim friends, in my view, have to redefine or reform the meaning of "jihad" so as to minimize the bad consequence of polarized meaning while at the same time reform the madrassas by transforming them into modern schools. I do believe that some madrassas in Indonesia have done so, but there are still a significant number of them which are left behind and become an easy target for the radicals to spread their intolerant and suicidal view. Hopefully, through a self-criticism and internal reform, we could build a better world which values life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for everyone, irrespective of one's background. Regards, Petrosian http://www.axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/article_6718.shtml Madrassas: knowledge or the 'shade of swords'? By Husain Haqqani Apr 21, 2004, 12:31 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/BRUplB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. www.arsip.da.ru *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Lihat arsip sebelumnya, www.ppi-india.da.ru; 4. Posting: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
