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Philippines: Muslim Scholars, Leaders Protest Military Plan to Monitor Schools, 2 Abus toes up
[BenarNews] The Philippines’ largest Moslem religious organization and other community leaders on Monday slammed a revelation by the military chief who said last week that the armed forces would monitor Islamic schools due to intelligence reports that they are being used to recruit new Death Eaters.Ebrahim Ismael, board member of the National Ulema Conference of the Philippines, an organization representing Islamic scholars, said the revelation would complicate the already tenuous relationship between Moslem civilians and the security sector. "It’s wrong to say that madrassas are being used for terror groups’ recruitment. I am a product of madrassas and extremism was not taught to us," he told BenarNews. "Maybe the Posted by: trailing wife 2020-10-25 |
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