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2006-04-05 India-Pakistan

Muslim India struggles to escape the past

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Posted by john 2006-04-05 19:29|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The aversion of muslims to modern education plays a large part in their low numbers in certain jobs, including the Indian army, where a school leaving certificate is required for enlisted men.

A madrassa education for boys and none for girls pretty much ensures you remain poor.

Posted by john 2006-04-05 21:30|| 2006-04-05 21:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Indian Muslims often feel under pressure not to antagonise the Hindu majority and this sets them apart from many of their brethren in the rest of the Islamic world.

In other words, they realize that acting like they do elsewhere would not have a positive result.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2006-04-05 22:08|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-04-05 22:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Muslims, blacks, most of South America, and just about all of Africa face the same problems, for the same reasons. The world is changing. To be successful, you have to KNOW something. There's no longer the opportunity of growing up poor and stupid and still making a decent living. Blacks graduate from high school with a poorer education than whites, fewer actually graduate, and even fewer take hard classes. Muslims believe their women don't need to be educated, but who will educate and train their children if their mothers are illiterate? Not everyone has the talent to be a movie star or a prominent athlete. Unless you want to remain on the bottom, learn something that will lift you up from it. Unfortunately, too few people in today's world are willing to work hard enough to actually SUCCEED at getting a decent, useful education.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-04-05 23:13|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-04-05 23:13|| Front Page Top

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