Musharraf points finger at madaras

Musharraf points finger at madaras

ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - President General Pervez Musharraf on Monday while denouncing the London bombings as ‘unIslamic’, accused banned militant groups of forcing their ideology on others and said some Islamic schools were involved in terrorism.
Addressing a national youth convention, he said nothing in the Holy Quran allowed for the July 7 attacks that killed at least 55 people. “Launching bomb attacks in London in the name of Islam is not Islam,” he said.
He accused banned militant organisations Jaish-e-Mohammad and Sipah-e-Sahaba of forcing their ideology upon others, although he did not link them to the London bombing.
He also took aim at Islamic schools that have been accused of helping to inspire the London attacks. Musharraf himself has been accused of failing to stick to a pledge to rein them in.
“Yes, today, some madrassas are involved in extremism and terrorism,” he said, adding that the schools should stick to their traditional role of producing scholars, doctors and engineers.