Critics blast Norwegian aid to 'Koran schools' in Pakistan

Norway's Foreign Ministry has been sending financial aid to controversial religious schools in Pakistan. Researchers and local Pakistani experts want it to stop, as does a conservative politician.

Critics aren't at all sure that's what will happen. PHOTO: SCANPIX/AFP

As much as NOK 6 million (more than USD 1 million) has gone to 118 so-called "Koran schools" in northwest Pakistan. Some local experts, however, fear Norway risks supporting fundamentalist groups because it makes no demands on the schools' curriculum.

Karin Ask, a researcher at the Christian Michelsen Institute, told newspaper Dagsavisen that Norway could wind up even supporting jihadists, those encouraging holy war.

The research institution International Crisis Group (ICG) also worries about any "uncritical" support of the schools, claiming that they mount a "considerable danger" to international security.

The ICG noted that Koran schools in Karachi, for example, have trained jihad warriors and sent them to both Afghanistan and Kashmir. Ask told Dagsavisen that there's no reason to believe schools in northwestern Pakistan wouldn't do the same, not least because that area is known as a recruiting ground for jihadists.

Norway's government minister in charge of foreign aid, Erik Solheim, claims the goal of the aid project was to "promote dialogue."
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I do not understand Norway, why are they doing this, do they think it will stop the amount of Rape that is sweeping the country.

Aid of this Kind does only one thing, it funds the teachings of Islam and the teachings of Islam are diametrically opposed to western society.

Norway has many Muslims and they, the Muslims are as we know having a feeding frenzy on the Norwegian/ Scandinavian female, Fjordman has highlighted this time and time again.

The funding of Madrassa in Pakistan from Norwegian taxpayers money is a huge insult to those women who have been raped (virtually with Government consent), they the rape victims are actually paying to be raped


Gandalf