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Updating madrassas

Sir, — This is in response to Mushirul Hasan's article, "Madrassas in India," (May 21). The Madrassa curriculum is unsuited to the demands of the present day. The syllabi is Islamic in content. It is devoid of all scientific and rationalist learning. Modern day secular knowledge is dumped as useless, irreligious and "potentially atheistic". It churns out Muslim youth, who after passing from a madrassa cannot even fill up a passport application and open a bank account.

The Ulema needs to realise that the Koran and Hadith (which they preach) repeatedly exhort the Muslims to seek knowledge.

Hameed Jung,
New Delhi

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