Build Universities Along With Seminaries, Says Pro-Taliban Cleric
Mufti Mahmood Zakeri, one of the participants of the Taliban’s Ulema gathering, called on the group to establish universities along with seminaries. On the third day of the gathering, Zakeri said that religious scholars are not against modern sciences.
Zakeri said that the Taliban should pay attention to the issue of education, as per Taliban-controlled media organization, Bakhtar News Agency.
He added that even during the 3rd century (Islamic era), when the West was “absolutely wild”, Muslims had universities. He emphasized that Muslims are the founders of modern sciences.
Zakeri said that now infidels are using modern sciences as a military and intellectual weapon “against us”.
Over the past three days, Zakeri is the second cleric to speak about the importance of education. Sayeed Nasrullah Vaezi from Bamiyan province too supported girls’ education and called for reopening of girls’ schools during the Ulema gathering.
