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| Rising number of foreigners in religious schools in Qom |
| 2008-06-30 |
| (AKI) - Twenty thousand foreign students have graduated from the theological schools in the holy Iranian city of Qom, which is considered the cradle of Shia Islam. Mahommad Kabiri, a representative at the Mostafa al Alamieh University in Qom released the data on Friday and said that the foreign students represented 104 different ethnicities. "Currently, we host 10,000 students who are not Iranian nationals, including 2,000 women, who are studying theology in the city of Qom," said Kabiri. The Mostafa al-Alamieh University manages 13 theological schools for young foreigners. One of these schools, known as Bent al Hoda, accepts only female foreign students. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 The MMs version of the Pak Madarassas. All target rich environments, turning out Jihad-Bots. Looks like a site for covert opes, better ask Seymour Hersch what he thinks about it....heh. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2008-06-30 11:18 |