New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof concludes his report from Karachi, Paskistan “Creeping terror” as follows:
“In rural Pakistan, you regularly see madrassas established by Islamic fundamentalists, typically offering free tuition, free meals and even scholarships to study abroad for the best students. It’s clear that the militant fundamentalists believe in the transformative power of education—and they have invested in schools, while we have invested in the Pakistani army. Why can’t we show the same faith in education as hard-line Muslim fundamentalists?”
WATCHDOG: This is the same point made by Greg Mortenson and his co-authors in the book “Three cups of tea: One Man’s Journey to Change the World…One Child at a time.” Two wags of the tail!
