Re: Secularism Is Pakistan’s Way Out to End Sectarian Violence
We don’t need anymore madrassas - just better ones. Ones that will teach character and depth of understanding … ones that are well funded and do not have political motives. Version of Islam here is less important than having a solid philosophy and a robust system of controlling applicants and strong guidelines for teachers and open and probing audit schemes over taught methods with risk analysis. We need institutions that attract better minds and not places that are meant for fallouts. They cannot be cheap places and they cannot have low entry requirements. They cannot have non-academic teaching staff - i.e. they should be scholars with accreditations and ijazas.
Values to be taught - Helping society without a desire to be honoured or rewarded by it. This cannot be taught in a classroom but must be practiced in real life. Protecting people while placing oneself at risk. Charity and Sacrifice and Critical Thinking. Principle to Preserve Life. Being able to challenge, but knowing when to avoid argumentation. These are universals that need no particular orientation of religion let alone any brand of Islam. These are values that religious people should be holding on to.