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Monday, April 24, 2006

Heart & Soul: Inside a Madressa


Javed Soomro of the BBC's Urdu service is granted exclusive access to the biggest madrassah - or religious school - in Karachi. He meets Imams and students - including young children - and finds out whether its true that such schools can be breeding grounds for Islamic militancy. What subjects are taught? Is there open discussion of issues such as Jihad - or holy war? And in what sort of conditions do the students eat, sleep and work?

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