Re: What should be Pakistan's strategy to eliminate Taliban?
yeah, i understand that. the madrassa can be a multi-layered educational facility where children of all ages can come and get educated. same principle (poor kids, unable to afford school/education, interested in islamic studies), but the difference being that their school/madrasa is federally funded/regulated hence the merit. the better the results, the more the funding, and so on...
the problem with madaaris has been that they were for the most part privately funded, so the financier gets to endorse his/her policies and madrasa follows. can't say no to the hand that feeds it, right? plus im not so sure if they even keep a record of the funds they're given and the origin of the finances and so on...basically no regulation of the money that is coming in and that makes for a easy target for anyone with enough money who wants to brainwash a batch of kids.
living in madrasa is same as a hostel, except the students don't pay because they're unable to.
it's a costly venture, but the results will outweigh the cost. we will eliminate terrorism (that in itself is priceless), we will have scholars with a religous background and scholastic degrees who can go on to become other professionals, and so on...
you get what i'm saying?
that's how i see as a way to eliminate the cause and consequence of extremism on a grassroot level.