Summary
Situated along the dusty outskirts of Helmand's capital, the newly built madrassa sits like an island between opposing armadas.
On one side: Reformists who want to remake Afghanistan into a modern state while maintaining its identity as a deeply pious Islamic republic.See the full content of this document
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Madrassa Seeks Peace in Warring Afghanistan
On the other: Militants who are resistant to modernity and unwilling to compromise their interpretations of Islam.
The government-run Central Darul Hifaz madrassa, or religious school, is hardly alone in that it is caught between two very different Afgha...See the full content of this document
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