Thursday, December 07, 2006

Teacher, teacher, beware!

Good thing am not in a country controlled by the Taliban -- although at times, I feel like am in it, getting hit from all sides by those who think everyone agrees with what they think and/or do..

Here's a portion of a CNN report:

Until you get to rules 24 and 25, which make it clear that the Taliban's current campaign of destroying schools around Afghanistan and terrorizing teachers will continue as long as schools dare teach something other than the Taliban version of Islam.

"It is forbidden to work as a teacher under the current puppet regime, because this strengthens the system of the infidels," says rule 24. And if a teacher refuses a warning to give up his job, reads rule 25, "he must be beaten."

"If the teacher still continues to instruct contrary to the principles of Islam, the district commander or a group leader must kill him," it continues.

When schools are burned, the Taliban rules say it is important that religious texts be removed from the buildings first.

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