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India-Pakistan
Student punished with iron rod in seminary
2006-04-02
A religious seminary teacher in village Kotla Raham Ali Shah (Jatoi) used an iron rod to punish a student and threw him out of the institution when he fainted. Mukhtar Ahmed, a religious seminary teacher, punished his student, Sultan Ahmed, with an iron rod and asked his students to throw him out of the seminary when he fainted. SultanÂ’s father, Wahid Bakhsh, registered a case against the teacher. However, no arrest was made. Sultan Ahmed alleged that the teacher asked them to steal woods from a sawmill but he could not do so because of the watchman. When he returned empty handed the teacher beat him with an iron rod.
Posted by:Fred

#5  Teach them to steal and beat them when they fail? How very Oliver Twist. (Not the musical version, mind you. Allan forbid!)
Posted by: Thinemp Whimble2412   2006-04-02 11:00  

#4  (from the Bulwar-Lytton bad writing contest)

Headmaster Hughes loved the popular misconception that he was a noble reformer and liberalizer of his public school, and he knew that none of his fat-cheeked little charges would dispute the fact, being terrified to incontinence at the thought of vicious canings during his insane rages, the pleasant "thwack thwack" driving him to states of total excitement.

It is also noteworthy that the great fictional character "Flashman", by George MacDonald Fraser, was the further adventures of the villain in "Tom Brown's School Days". One of the best historical novels ever written, in the form of an autobiography of Flashman himself, the luckiest cheat, braggart, scoundrel, swine, lecher, and coward to ever win every commendation offered by the British Empire at its peak.

A must for any military history buff.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2006-04-02 10:27  

#3  caeful to use OSHA-appproved mushroom safety caps for the exposed ends - so nobody is impaled - except when the Imam orders it
Posted by: Frank G   2006-04-02 01:10  

#2  DIY'ers, buy your iron rods at either Home Depot or Lowe's, 10-foot lengths of 5/8" rebar give you the most for the buck, be sure to bring a hacksaw to cut them into handy lengths in the parking lot, before you drive back to the seminary. If your hands are delicate, add foam pipe insulation for hand grips & fasten with duct tape. Disciplinarians should note that the only difference between fainting and dying is that fainters wake up eventually...
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2006-04-02 01:01  

#1  how Islamic - no wood, get the iron
Posted by: Frank G   2006-04-02 00:49  

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