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Washington Post
6 days ago
- General
- Washington Post
With no access to education beyond the 6th grade, girls in Afghanistan turn to religious schools
KABUL, Afghanistan — For six hours every day after school, Nahideh works in a cemetery, collecting water from a nearby shrine to sell to mourners visiting loved ones' graves. She dreams of becoming a doctor — but knows it is a futile dream. When the next school year starts, she will be enrolling in a madrassa, a religious school, to learn about the Quran and Islam — and little else.
Malay Mail
07-07-2025
- Malay Mail
RM140,000 allegedly swindled in Selangor religious school con
KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — Police in Selangor are investigating a scam involving RM140,000 in losses linked to a fraudulent religious school development project. Two women in their 40s, both business owners, lodged police reports in Shah Alam and Gombak claiming they were duped between 2019 and 2020. The suspect, a local man in his 30s who identified himself as an independent religious speaker, allegedly gained the victims' trust by invoking religious causes. The women were led to believe they were contributing to the development of a religious school in Selangor. One victim transferred RM60,000 through three transactions between August and September 2020. The second victim made a single payment of RM80,000 in 2019, police said. The suspect allegedly used the name of a religious institution to lend legitimacy to his claims and secure the funds. Police have opened two investigation papers under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating. Selangor police chief Commissioner Datuk Hussein Omar Khan urged the public to verify any requests for donations or investments, especially those linked to religious or educational projects. He reminded the public to avoid making payments to personal or unregistered accounts and to contact the National Scam Response Centre at 997 for suspicious activity.
Al Bawaba
07-05-2025
- Al Bawaba
Pakistani security source: A child was killed and two people were injured in the Indian attack near Peshawar
Baghdad / NINA / - A Pakistani security source announced the killing of a child and the injury of two other people in the Indian missile attack near Peshawar. Another source stated: "The Indian attack targeted a Pakistani religious school in Bahawalpur." / End
