Re: What really happens inside a madrassa
Why is it trash? If the person that wrote the piece was actually abused at one of these madrasas, then isnt it your job as a Muslim to err on the side of caution, and assume its true until proven otherwise?
All of you seem to have instantly assumed a hostile tone, and just assumed the article is fake. Who are these Qaris, and what are these madrassas to you that you should defend them so aggressively? To me they are potential criminals who should be investigated, not esteemed.
Considering the gravity of the accusation, its better I think to assume its true until proven verifiable to be otherwise, because its better in this case to err on the side of belief.
If those of us who have it within there means to do something about such places, in whichever capacity, choose to poke holes in the stories of every person who comes forward, how do you expect the problem to be resolved? The burden of proof should not be on the supposed victims, it should be on the Madrassas.
Especially considering that this isnt the first time such an accusation has been made.
I realize that not all madrassas are hot beds for abuse, physical and sexual. And the person writing this story does generalize a bit. BUT if he is a victim, then we should empathize and realize that as a victim, he tends to do what all victims do, which is generalize.
I think in Pakistan we have a culture which tends to hush up such inequities. We dont like to hear about such things, and would sooner assume they dont happen then believe they do. And especially when it involves the religious. I think by attacking this article, you people are simply displaying this mindset which helps to perpetuates such things and engenders the very problem we are trying to resolve.