Monday, January 09, 2006

Taliban Torches School for Educating Afghani Girls

After murdering a headmaster for allowing girls to attend his school in Afghanistan, the Taliban torched another school in the region. According to a report by the Associated Press,

The insurgents claim that educating girls is against Islam and they even oppose
government-funded schools for boys because they teach subjects besides religion.


Source:
CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/08/afghan.school.burned.ap/

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