In another article on Pakistani education AH Nayyar wrote
(21):
The class 4 text book states: The religion of the Hindus
did not teach them good things -- Hindus did not respect
women...
Another book tells the students:
Hindus worship in temples which are very narrow and dark
places, where they worship idols. Only one person can
enter the temple at a time. In our mosques, on the other
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hand, all Muslims can say their prayers together.
For another, the Hindus as a monolith were always
cunning, scheming, and conspiring to deprive the Muslims
of their due rights.. The Hindus always desired to crush
the Muslims as a nation. Several attempts were made by
the Hindus to erase the Muslim culture and civilization
...
If the Hindus had any national aspirations then these
were clearly a sign of their prejudices, while if the
Muslim kings and invaders plundered Hindu temples then
presumably they did so with very noble intentions.
The experience of colonialism is described in a textbook
as a British-Hindu conspiracy: The British joined forces
with the Hindus to bring harm to the Muslims. Muslims
tried in every way to maintain good relations with the
British and Hindus, but they did not allow it to be so.
Regarding history as taught to Pakistani children Kamila
Hyat wrote in the Jang in August 2003 (22):
.. the terrible events that led to the breaking away of
East Pakistan and the creation of Bangladesh are never
mentioned...
Members of the generation who grew up after 1971 often
have no idea at all of what issues underpinned the civil
war or why it took place. The genocide committed in the
territory that now constitutes Bangladesh .. are hardly
ever discussed or even spoken off on passing within the
Pakistan of today.
Pervez Hoodbhoy, a Pakistani scientist writes (23):
At the completion of Class-V, the child should be able to "Make speeches on Jehad and Shahadat"
"Understand Hindu-Muslim differences and the resultant
need for Pakistan."
"India's evil designs against Pakistan."
Hoodbhoy goes on to say in the same article:
A moronic, incompetent, self-obsessed, corrupt, and
ideologically charged education bureaucracy today
squarely blocks Pakistan's entry into the 21st century.
It is clear from this that it is not only the madrassas
that offer a curriculum of hatred to Pakistani children.
Even children who study in Pakistani state schools imbibe
a curriculum of discrimination and hate.
The real worry in having such a faulty educational system "Make speeches on Jehad and Shahadat"
"Understand Hindu-Muslim differences and the resultant
need for Pakistan."
"India's evil designs against Pakistan."
Hoodbhoy goes on to say in the same article:
A moronic, incompetent, self-obsessed, corrupt, and
ideologically charged education bureaucracy today
squarely blocks Pakistan's entry into the 21st century.
It is clear from this that it is not only the madrassas
that offer a curriculum of hatred to Pakistani children.
Even children who study in Pakistani state schools imbibe
a curriculum of discrimination and hate.
