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Catholic Girls' School Bombed in Pakistan| Christianpost.com

News Type: Event — Seeded on Fri Oct 10, 2008 1:10 PM EDT
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A Catholic-run girls' school in North-West Frontier Province was bombed Tuesday by Pakistani Taliban.

The Convent Girls' School was bombed by local Taliban and the school building was destroyed, according to the Catholic Church's National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP).

No one was killed or hurt because the school, run by Sri Lankan Apostolic Carmelite Sisters, was closed at the time due to threats. The sisters had also vacated the convent.

"We have very grave and deep concerns about the current instability and violence in Pakistan," said Alexa Papadouris, advocacy director at U.K.-based Christian Solidarity Worldwide, in a statement Wednesday. "We wish to offer our sincere condolences to the victims of terrorism."

In the past two years, more than 150 girls' schools have been attacked in the North-West Frontier Province by Pakistani Taliban, the NCJP claims.

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krishna-167929

"In the past two years, more than 150 girls’ schools have been attacked in the North-West Frontier Province by Pakistani Taliban, the NCJP claims."

Obviously they feel women are inferior, and educating them is contaray to Islamic teachings.

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Reply#1 - Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:12 PM EDT
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backroads

The Taliban see females as cheap property at best. They are not Muslims, but violent criminals intent on the absolute destruction of society wherever they are.

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Reply#2 - Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:08 PM EDT
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Lynden Rodriguez

I try to take a larger world-view in that as the world becomes smaller via the Internet, the more pressure it places on third world countries, and even some first world countries, and shows them up for what they are.  They cannot stand the spotlight and want to retreat into the 7th century.  Terrorism is nothing more than the death rattle of these ancient ways.  The quicker they are dealt with the better.

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Reply#3 - Thu Oct 16, 2008 5:55 PM EDT
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